Joe D'Ambrosio

[Marty Jackson]

Not a big fan... Distinct voice is annoying. Listening on the radio with him is tough. Just seems very vanilla and a little disjointed from the action.
His inflections when UVA scored were like, "YESSS, Virginia is in!!!!"... I'm thinking Yes! Uconn stopped them.

Have to say I think I've come to like the way Gresh calls the game. Adds some knowledge, understands the game, and is easy to listen to.

 

[gampelcrazies]

Joe D is better at basketball than football

 

[weyuo]

Never liked Joe D. Too pompous for my liking.

 

[Doggie Style]

Never liked Joe D. Too pompous for my liking.

and ALWAYS on Randy's nuts!

 

[Stinger92860]

Joe D is better at basketball than football

I don't find him good at either sport. For me, it's hard to get the flow of the with his style.

 

[JMick]

Joe D is better at basketball than football

Getting a D is better than getting an F but neither is good

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I listened to first quarter in the car. He was all over the place messing up downs, distance, spot. Pretty brutal

 

[whaler11]

The radio broadcast needs to be completely blown up.

Whoever thought putting Ken S on the sidelines was a good idea needs a different career.

 

[UConnNick]

Joe D remains one of the most hated people ever by the Iowa State fanbase. During our 2002 game in Ames, the local TV broadcast lost it's audio signal, so they tapped in to the WTIC radio broadcast of the game during the first quarter and for the rest of the game. Joe spent the entire broadcast calling Iowa State the "Hawkeyes", which is the nickname of their most hated rival, Iowa. One ISU fan posted a message here afterward indicating he wanted to tie Joe to the rear bumper of his pickup truck and drag him all the way to Iowa City.

The guy is a complete idiot, but it's also inexcusable that no producer ever told him to correct himself during an entire game broadcast.

 

[donyell34]

Joe D. may have some faults but I've always seen him as a true husky. I like the guy.

 

[coachcap]

Joe D. may have some faults but I've always seen him as a true husky. I like the guy.

Consider yourself in the minority on this topic. As a radio announcer, Joe D. Has a voice for silent movies.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

He has voiced all our favorite Husky moments and usually has something cool to say in the moment and is much better at hoops but he is horrible doing football

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Joe D remains one of the most hated people ever by the Iowa State fanbase. During our 2002 game in Ames, Joe spent the entire broadcast calling Iowa State the "Hawkeyes", which is the nickname of their most hated rival, Iowa. The guy is a complete idiot, but it's also inexcusable that no producer ever told him to correct himself during an entire game broadcast.

To be fair, during half time or early 3rd quarter some WTIC or UConn rep clued D'Ambrosio in on Iowa State's mascot. Things improved; there was only one more Hawkeyes' reference in the 4th quarter.

Hey, it could have been worse. The all knowing one could have called Iowa State the Panthers, mascot of the University of Northern Iowa. And, the latter Missouri Valley Conference member seems to occasionally beat ISU.

 

[donyell34]

Consider yourself in the minority on this topic. As a radio announcer, Joe D. Has a voice for silent movies.

True coach, but dream mentioned it that Joe has been there for all of our big moments and rejoiced with us. Maybe I'm just used to him being around so long and being on the ride with us. Heck I liked Curt Gowdy.

 

[UConnDan97]

True coach, but dream mentioned it that Joe has been there for all of our big moments and rejoiced with us. Maybe I'm just used to him being around so long and being on the ride with us. Heck I liked Curt Gowdy.

I think he's pretty solid, and I definitely tie all of the great moments and his voice together. Not sure what the allergic reaction is to his football calls, but then again, I'm not sure why people hated Gresh so much either...

 

[coachcap]

I first heard Joe D. When he was employed by Connecticut Radio Network as a sports updater. He just doesn't have a voice that's easy to listen to. When you compare him to some of his national colleagues that are easily heard on satellite broadcasts (E.G. Voices of Colorado Buffalos, OSU Buckeyes, even Pitt Panthers) there is no comparison. I have no quibble about his professionalism, just his sound.

 

[coachcap]

His sidekick Wayne Norman has a perfect radio voice by comparison.