Deb Placey
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Deborah Kaufman Placey is the New Jersey Devils
news anchor/reporter for the team's televised home and road games on MSG Plus
and the MSG Network
. Placey is joining the New Jersey Devils after ten seasons reporting for the New York Islanders
. Placey is the co-host of NHL Live with EJ Hradek on the NHL Network and The BlackBerry
All-Access Pregame show on NHL.com.
Her earlier TV anchor work includes stops at WSIL-TV
in Marion, Illinois
, KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa
, WPRI-TV
in Providence, Rhode Island
and WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida.
Prior to joining MSG in the mid-1990s, she was seen on ESPN2
during the first months that it was on the air between October 1993 and mid-1995. In 2004 and 2005, Placey filled-in as sports anchor and reporter for WNBC-TV, the local New York NBC affiliate.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri
, Deb is married to Edward Placey, an ESPN
Senior Coordinating Producer. They have 2 daughters, Madeline and Caroline, and a beagle dog named Lucky.
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
news anchor/reporter for the team's televised home and road games on MSG Plus
MSG Plus
MSG Plus is a regional sports network in the New York City metropolitan area, whose reach expands to cover the entire state of New York, Northern New Jersey, Southwestern Connecticut, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. The network was rebranded on March 10, 2008.Like its sister network, MSG, it is...
and the MSG Network
MSG Network
The MSG Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is focused on New York City sports teams...
. Placey is joining the New Jersey Devils after ten seasons reporting for the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Placey is the co-host of NHL Live with EJ Hradek on the NHL Network and The BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
All-Access Pregame show on NHL.com.
Her earlier TV anchor work includes stops at WSIL-TV
WSIL-TV
WSIL-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri, and the Purchase area of Western Kentucky that is licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in Creal Springs, Illinois. Locally...
in Marion, Illinois
Marion, Illinois
The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois. The 2010 census counted 17,193 residents, making Marion the 25th most populated city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in Illinois, and the second most populous city in Southern Illinois, outside of the Metro-East, behind...
, KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
, WPRI-TV
WPRI-TV
WPRI-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts that is licensed to Providence. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 from a transmitter on Homestead Avenue in Rehoboth, Massachusetts...
in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
and WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida.
Prior to joining MSG in the mid-1990s, she was seen on ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
during the first months that it was on the air between October 1993 and mid-1995. In 2004 and 2005, Placey filled-in as sports anchor and reporter for WNBC-TV, the local New York NBC affiliate.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Deb is married to Edward Placey, an ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
Senior Coordinating Producer. They have 2 daughters, Madeline and Caroline, and a beagle dog named Lucky.