Spero Dedes

Spero Dedes launched his national broadcasting career as a reporter and play-by-play announcer for NBC’s coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, an early achievement following his receipt of the inaugural Marty Glickman Award from Fordham University. After graduating in 2001, Dedes began at WFAN Radio in New York, delivering ’20/20′ updates and reporting for the New York Jets. He also voiced the Arena Football League’s New Jersey Gladiators from 2001 to 2002 and filled in for the New Jersey Nets on YES Network in 2002. His growing national presence included roles as studio host and play-by-play for NBA TV in 2003, voice-overs for NBA Action in 2004, and fill-in commentary for College Basketball on CBS and the NFL on FOX that same year.

From 2015 to 2021, Dedes served as the preseason TV voice for the Los Angeles Chargers, concurrently joining TNT Sports’ comprehensive NBA coverage in 2015. He also returned to NFL Network as a studio host in 2015. He consistently provides play-by-play commentary for NFL on CBS games, partnering with Adam Archuleta from 2017 to 2021, and again from 2023 to the present, and with Jay Feely from 2021 to 2022. In 2023, Dedes expanded his NFL play-by-play contributions to select games on Westwood One.