Eric Reid (sportscaster)

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Eric Reid is an American television play-by-play announcer for the

Reid has been with the Heat since the team's inaugural

He is best known among Heat fans for bellowing, "Kaboom!" after Heat three-pointers and big plays. In 2017, Reid told The Palm Beach Post that he got the idea from a cabbie who was driving him and Ramsay to a game against the Chicago Bulls at United Center. The cabbie was an ardent Bulls fan, and recalled that he loved listening to Bulls radio broadcasts because announcer Neil Funk would bellow "Kaboom!" after a Bulls three-pointer.^[2]

Reid's broadcast career began at WHCU radio in Ithaca, New York, where he was the station's sports director and the radio play-by-play voice for Cornell University football, basketball, and lacrosse.

Prior to joining the Heat, Reid was the radio voice of

While at NESN, Reid also hosted the pre- and post-game shows for the Boston Red Sox, did play-by-play for the Pawtucket Red Sox, and was also the host and writer for the syndicated weekly television show, "This Week in the Big East."

In 1990, Reid called the NCAA Lacrosse Championships for ESPN.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Reid won an Emmy for best play-by-play announcer in his 25th season calling action for the Heat. ^{[citation needed]}

Reid is a 1979 graduate of Ithaca College and a native of Massapequa, New York. He currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Eric Reid profile at Fox Sports Florida