NBC Sports California has named Jenny Cavnar the first play-by-play announcer for its live-game protection of the Oakland Athletics, it was introduced Tuesday.

The 20-year media veteran, who has 17 years of expertise overlaying baseball, turns into the primary feminine main play-by-play voice in Major League Baseball historical past. She will name a majority of A’s video games.

For the previous 12 years, Cavnar has served as a backup play-by-play announcer, pregame and postgame host, and reporter for regional TV protection of the Colorado Rockies. During her tenure overlaying the Rockies, she turned the primary lady in 1 / 4 century to name TV play-by-play for an MLB recreation in 2018, and in 2015, she was the primary lady to supply evaluation for a National League sequence on radio. She beforehand coated the San Diego Padres for practically 5 years as a reporter and anchor.

“Jenny is a very talented announcer with significant experience covering baseball,” mentioned Matt Murphy, President and General Manager of NBC Sports California and NBC Sports Bay Area. “She’s been a groundbreaking professional who’s earned the admiration of fans and her peers throughout her career. We’re very excited for her to join our excellent team and lead our A’s coverage starting this season.”

Cavnar is also an everyday contributor to MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM all through the common season and postseason. She additionally calls males’s and girls’s school basketball on FS1 and Pac 12 Networks. A five-time Emmy Award recipient, Cavnar turned the primary lady to be named Colorado Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA) in 2021.

“It is a dream come true to join the broadcast team for the Oakland A’s and their rich baseball history,” Cavnar mentioned. “Growing up the daughter of a baseball coach, I have loved the game from a young age, along with the stories, history and relationships the game provides. I’m excited to start my 18th season as a major league broadcaster with my good friend, Dallas Braden, and share our experiences with the loyal fans of the Athletics as we go on this ride together.”

Cavnar has coated a number of different groups and sports activities as a reporter, anchor and host. She has served as a bunch overlaying the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, co-hosted an Olympics present and spent practically 5 years as a sideline reporter and present contributor overlaying San Diego State University athletics.

A graduate of Colorado State University, the place she was a member of the lacrosse staff, Cavnar started her media profession as an intern for Denver’s KUSA / NBC 9 and as a sports activities reporter for a radio station in Fort Collins, Colo. She subsequently held roles in each sports activities media and lacrosse, together with as an assistant coach at UCLA for 2 seasons.