<Tr> <Th> Title </Th> <Td> NFL studio host, ESPN / ESPN SportsCenter anchor, sports commentator </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Katherine Alexinski (m . 1983; d . 2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Christopher James Berman (born May 10, 1955), nicknamed Boomer, is an American sportscaster . He has been an anchor for SportsCenter on ESPN since 1979, joining a month after its initial launch, and hosted the network's Sunday NFL Countdown program from 1985 to 2016 . He has also anchored Monday Night Countdown, U.S. Open golf, the Stanley Cup Finals, and other programming on ESPN and ABC Sports . Berman calls play - by - play of select Major League Baseball games for ESPN, which included the Home Run Derby until 2016 . A six - time honoree of the National Sports Media Association's "National Sportscaster of the Year" award, Berman was instrumental in establishing ESPN's lasting popularity during the network's formative years . He is well known for his various catchphrases and quirky demeanor . In January 2017, it was announced that Berman would be stepping down from several NFL - related roles at ESPN, but would be remaining at the company . </P>

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