Bob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and prodcuer who worked for the New England Sports Network

New England Sports Network

The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks...

 from 1987-2004.

Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk

SportsDesk

SportsDesk is a former sports news television show that was shown every day on the New England Sports Network, USA. The last current primary anchors were Cole Wright and Jade McCarthy. Various reporters included Kathryn Tappen, Heidi Watney, Naoko Funayama, and Jayme Parker on a rare basis....

 with Dawn Mitchell

Dawn Mitchell

Dawn Mitchell is an Emmy Award–winning American sportscaster who has worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KMSP-TV in Minneapolis since 2004. She recently won an Emmy in 2010....

. In 1996 he became the host of the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

 pre- and postgame shows. In addition to hosting, Rodgers served as a play-by-play announcer for NESN's coverage of the Pawtucket Red Sox

Pawtucket Red Sox

The Pawtucket Red Sox are the minor league baseball Triple-A affiliates of the Boston Red Sox and belong to the International League...

 and was the network's play-by-play announcer for the final six weeks of the 2000 Boston Red Sox season

2000 Boston Red Sox season

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Rodgers was fired by NESN in March 2004 after he left spring training without permission to coach the Whitman

Whitman, Massachusetts

Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,489 as of the 2010 census. It is notable as being the place where the chocolate chip cookie was invented....

-Hanson

Hanson, Massachusetts

Hanson is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,495 at the 2000 census.-History:Hanson was first settled in 1632 as the western parish of Pembroke. The town was officially incorporated in 1820, and was named for Maryland newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator...

Regional High School boys' basketball team.