Craig Minervini is an American sportscaster and studio host best known for his work with professional hockey and baseball teams in Florida. Over several decades he has combined play-by-play assignments, studio hosting and local television sports anchoring, building a reputation for steady on-air delivery across a wide range of sports.
Overview
Minervini’s career spans regional and national broadcasts. He is most often identified as the host of pregame and postgame studio shows including "Marlins Live" and "Panthers Live," which cover the Miami Marlins (Major League Baseball) and the Florida Panthers (National Hockey League). In addition to his studio work, he has continued to do play-by-play and fill-in assignments for baseball, hockey and other sports when needed.
Broadcasting career and roles
Minervini has held a variety of on-air roles: local television sports anchor, studio host for team coverage, and play-by-play announcer. Early in his career he worked at television stations as a sports anchor, then expanded into team and network assignments. He has been associated with coverage of Syracuse-area teams and later moved into Florida-based professional sports broadcasting.
- Studio host: "Marlins Live" and "Panthers Live" — pre- and postgame shows for Major League Baseball and the NHL.
- Play-by-play: selected Florida Marlins games and Florida Panthers radio broadcasts.
- Local sports anchoring: worked at network-affiliated television stations as a sports reporter and anchor.
Notable assignments and range of sports
Minervini’s résumé includes a broad mix of events and leagues. Beyond MLB and NHL coverage he has called college football, college baseball, professional soccer and several combat sports on television. Specific types of assignments he has been credited with include:
- College and professional football play-by-play, including work on nationally distributed telecasts.
- College World Series coverage and other NCAA baseball assignments.
- Major League Soccer broadcasts and studio or play-by-play roles for domestic soccer events.
- Boxing and mixed martial arts telecasts on cable networks.
- Minor league baseball and college sports in the Syracuse market, including baseball and lacrosse.
Style, strengths and professional reputation
Minervini is generally characterized as a versatile broadcaster able to move between concise studio hosting and extended play-by-play duty. His experience with multiple sports gives him a practical sense of pacing and terminology for both fast-moving contests like hockey and slower, discussion-oriented studio shows. Colleagues and viewers often note his capability as a steady on-air presence during pregame and postgame coverage.
Where to find more information
Profiles and listings of Minervini’s assignments are available through network or team pages and bylines on regional sports outlets. For an overview of his credits and current roles see a broadcaster profile or a team media guide, as well as archived game broadcasts and studio shows. Examples of such references can be found at broadcast profile, archived game listings at network listings, and team studio show pages at team media pages.