SAN JOSE, Calif. –
The San Jose Earthquakes and Comcast SportsNet announced their local broadcast schedule for the upcoming season, a slate that includes 20 games in high-definition. The entire broadcast team returns with Anthony Passarelli and Chris Dangerfield in the booth and Kate Scott back for her third season as the sideline reporter.
“As we move into Avaya Stadium, we are thrilled to offer our most comprehensive broadcast package ever,” said Earthquakes President Dave Kaval. “We are excited to welcome our broadcast team back for another year. Comcast SportsNet has been a great partner and we look forward to another great year of Quakes soccer on the air.”
Passarelli, a four-time NorCal AFTRA award-winning sports anchor and reporter, began his broadcasting career as a news/sports reporter at KPAY in Chico, Calif. He was the radio play-by-play announcer for the independent Western Baseball League’s Salinas Peppers, and then the sports director for KFBK radio in Sacramento. In 1998, Passarelli joined KCBS radio in San Francisco. He has also provided color commentary and radio play-by-play for San Jose State men’s basketball and Santa Clara University men’s soccer, and is the play-by-play voice of Santa Clara men’s basketball. Passarelli is a Bay Area native, having grown up in San Jose and attended Bellarmine College Prep. He resides in San Jose with his family.
Dangerfield was the color analyst on television for San Jose from 1996-99. The native of England enjoyed a great career for the Earthquakes in both the North American Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance. In the NASL, he was a key midfielder from 1982-84, scoring 14 goals and notching 14 assists for the Quakes in that span. He helped the 1983 Quakes to an undefeated season at home and a semifinal finish in the playoffs. He also played for the Portland Timbers, Los Angeles Aztecs and Team Hawaii, among others.
Scott will be back on the sidelines as part of the Comcast SportsNet broadcast team for the third straight year. In addition to her work for the Quakes, she is a morning personality for KNBR 680 AM and the sports anchor for NBC Bay Area on Saturday nights when she's not roaming the sidelines in San Jose. Scott also covers high school and college football for Comcast SportsNet. She previously worked for the San Jose and San Francisco Giants, Cal Bears, FC Gold Pride and CSTV. Scott graduated from UC Berkeley in 2005 and was a member of the Spartan Stadium "Blue Crew " during the Quakes run to the 2003 MLS Cup.
The Quakes’ telecast schedule begins on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area with the first game of the year on Saturday, March 7 at FC Dallas at 5:30 p.m. PT. Among the other big matchups are the latest installment of the California Clasico against the LA Galaxy on Saturday, June 27 at Stanford Stadium at 7:30 p.m. PT and a trip to Yankee Stadium to face New York City FC on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. PT.
In total, the Earthquakes appear on Comcast SportsNet California 11 times, with four games on CSN Bay Area and five on CSN Plus. San Jose also has 14 national broadcasts, with four games on Fox Sports 1, three on ESPN2, five on UniMas and two on Univision Deportes Network.
“Comcast SportsNet is committed to providing the region’s most comprehensive and entertaining coverage of the Earthquakes as they kick off their 2015 season and unveil their new home, Avaya Stadium,” said Ted Griggs, President & General Manager, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California. “We are pleased to provide the many passionate Earthquakes fans throughout the region a robust telecast schedule along with season-long news and analysis on SportsNet Central and Yahoo SportsTalk Live.”
The partnership will also include appearances by Earthquakes players and coaches on Yahoo SportsTalk Live and coverage on both SportsNet Central and SportsNet Reports.
About Comcast Sports Group
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California, both part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, serve more than four million households in Northern California, Nevada, Southern Oregon and Hawaii. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the television home of MLB’s San Francisco Giants, NBA’s Golden State Warriors, AFL’s San Jose SaberCats and the official regional sports network of the San Francisco 49ers, also features a robust lineup of Emmy Award-winning news, analysis and original programming. Comcast SportsNet California offers live coverage of MLB’s Oakland Athletics, NBA’s Sacramento Kings, NHL’s San Jose Sharks, MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes and is the official regional sports network of the Oakland Raiders. Collectively, these networks deliver more than 600 live sporting events per year, over 1,500 live studio shows, including SportsNet Central, Yahoo SportsTalk Live, Pregame Live, Postgame Live, Press Conference Live, as well as compelling digital content, up-to-the-minute scores, highlights and breaking news via www.CSNBayArea.com and www.CSNCalifornia.com. Follow both networks on Twitter via @CSNAuthentic.
