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2012-13 flyers Broadcasters
Jim Jackson Play-By-Play Announcer
Jim Jackson is in his 19th season broadcasting with the Flyers and his 17th on television. He is a six-time
Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award winner for Sports Play-By-Play/Color Commentary and twice a winner for
Best Live Sports Coverage Series. He was selected as the 2011 Pennsylvania Broadcaster of the Year by
the National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association. For the past six years, Jackson has also been
a member of the broadcast team on the Philadelphia Phillies radio network.
Jackson joined the Flyers in 1993 as the team’s radio play-by-play voice and served in that role for two
seasons (1993-94 & 1994-95) before moving over to the TV side. He came to the Flyers after spending
the previous six years doing play-by-play for the Utica Devils, formerly the New Jersey Devils’ American
Hockey League affiliate. He also served as sports director for WTLB (AM) Radio in Utica, New York, and
was the play-by-play broadcaster for the Utica Blue Sox (New York Penn League, Class “A” Baseball).
Jackson graduated from Syracuse University in 1985 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, where he
handled the play-by-play duties for the university’s football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. He is a native of Utica and currently
resides in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, with his wife, Bernadette, and their two children, daughter Deanna and son Johnny.
Steve Coates Rinkside Analyst
Steve Coates is entering his 30th season as a member of the Flyers broadcast team. He currently serves as
a rinkside analyst for Flyers telecasts and as a studio analyst on Flyers Postgame Live.
A former right wing who appeared in five games with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1976-77 season,
Coates has filled several roles with the Flyers since retiring as a player in 1980. His work has ranged from
radio color commentary to studio host on Flyers telecasts on both WTAF-TV (Channel 29, 1984 through
1986) and WGBS-TV (Channel 57, 1987 through 1991). He served as the radio color analyst on WIP-AM for
six seasons before being named to his current position, which he has held for the past 12 years. Coates
has won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy (2000 & 2004) for Best Live Sports Coverage Series and has also served as
the television color commentator for Philadelphia Phantoms and Flyers Cup telecasts during his career.
Coates played professional hockey for eight different clubs from 1973 through 1980, including his time with
the Red Wings in 1976-77. He has also played for the Des Moines Capitals (IHL, 1973-74); Richmond Robins
(AHL, 1974-76); Springfield Indians (AHL, 1976-77); Kansas City Red
Wings (CHL, 1977-78); Maine Mariners (AHL, 1978); and the Philadelphia/Syracuse Firebirds (AHL, 1978-80). He is a 1973 graduate of
Michigan Tech University with a degree in Business Administration.
Steve and his wife, Lynn, reside in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. He has a stepdaughter, Kerrie Lynne and two grandchildren,
Lucas and Raegan.
Keith Jones Color Analyst
Keith Jones starts his seventh season as an in-booth color analyst for Flyers telecasts. He is also a national
studio analyst for NBC’s NHL coverage, and served in that role on a national stage during the 2011 and
2012 Stanley Cup Finals. In addition to his work on Comcast SportsNet and NBC, Jones also is a member
of SportsRadio 94 WIP’s Morning Show. Prior to joining the Flyers’ game broadcast team, Jones served
as an analyst Comcast SportsNet’s Post Game Live and Facing Off segments for the previous six seasons.
Jones retired from professional hockey after a nine-year NHL career on November 21, 2000 due to a knee
injury. He recorded 117 goals and 141 assists for 258 points and 765 penalty minutes in 491 career regular
season games with the Washington Capitals (1992-93 to 1996-97), Colorado Avalanche (1996-97 to 1998-99)
and the Flyers (1998-99 through 2000-01). He was acquired by the Flyers from Colorado in exchange for
Shjon Podein on November 12, 1998. He registered 27 goals and 47 assists for 74 points and 164 penalty
minutes in 131 games as a Flyer.
Jones was drafted by the Capitals in the seventh round (141st overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft following a four-year career at
Western Michigan University. He resides in Shamong, New Jersey with his wife, Laura, and their daughter, Adrian.
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