Kevin Eschenfelder
Kevin Eschenfelder | |
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Career | |
Show | Houston Rockets broadcasts (Pregame and Postgame Host) |
Network | Space City Home Network |
Time slot | Varies by schedule |
Show | Houston Cougars football (play-by-play announcer) |
Station | Sportstalk 790 AM |
Time slot | Varies by schedule |
Country | United States |
Kevin Eschenfelder is an
Early career
When Eschenfelder was in elementary school, his father worked as a
Eschenfelder graduated from
Eschenfelder attended
In 1990, Eschenfelder graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston–Clear Lake.[2][5]
Fox Sports Net
Eschenfelder joined Home Sports Entertainment (later known as
During baseball season, he anchored shows for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers and has said his favorite memory with HSE/Prime Sports/FSN was Game 6 of the 2005 National League Championship Series when the Astros clinched their first pennant.[6]
Eschenfelder became known to Houston viewers during Rockets and Astros games as the in-studio host for "Club House," a pre-game show that later evolved "Southwest Sports Tonight." Southwest Sports Tonight was a half-hour program on FSN Southwest and its Houston-area feed, FSN Houston, but also complemented its regional news program, the "Southwest Sports Report" on non-event nights.
Eschenfelder's additional contributions includes calling college football and basketball play-by-play for the Southland Conference, Southwest Conference, Big 12 Conference, and WAC.[1] Eschenfelder has also served as a fill-in analyst during Astros telecasts and fill-in play-by-play voice for Dallas Mavericks games with Fox Sports Southwest.[1]
Eschenfelder bid farewell to viewers over an Astros telecast on September 20, 2012. His final day with the station was September 21, 2012.[6]
Space City Home Network
Eschenfelder joined CSN Houston when it began broadcasting in October 2012, continuing as the face that fans of the Rockets and Astros have seen before and after games.[4] He was the host of "SportsTalk Live," the network's one-hour live show each weekday.[2]
Once a month, SportsTalk Live aired a special Friday edition called "SportsTalk Live Friday Tailgate Edition," which was taped in front of a live audience outside CSN Houston's downtown studio next to the House of Blues. The October 2013 edition featured Eschefelder interviewing Rockets players James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Patrick Beverley, Isaiah Canaan, and Rockets great Calvin Murphy.[7]
Besides his role on STL, Eschenfelder participated on other specialty programing on CSN Houston. As part of the "A Conversation With..." series, Eschenfelder had an exclusive interview with longtime Astros broadcaster and Ford Frick Award recipient, Milo Hamilton.[8] The interview aired throughout September 2013.
References
- ^ Comcast SportsNet Houston. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Houston and IMG Name Houston Football and Basketball Radio Talent". UHCougars.com. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Barron, David (12 June 2013). "UH gives radio duties to Eschenfelder, Thomas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Kerr, Phyllis (August 1998). "Walking on air: Curtain rises on successful career in TV for media studies alumnus". Egret: The magazine of University of Houston-Clear Lake. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d Barron, David (20 September 2012). "Eschenfelder signs off on FS Houston as move to Comcast network looms". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- Comcast SportsNet Houston. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Barron, David (20 September 2013). "A conversation with Milo Hamilton and 50 years in baseball to air Sunday". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2013.