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Krasniqi working for ESPN in TampaWednesday, October 26, 2011, 9:00 AMMichael AndersonByHUGUENOT -- October 3 may go down asone of the busiest pro sports day inTampa’s history and it’s no surprise formerHuguenot resident Tom Krasniqi was in themiddle of it all.On that day, the Tampa Bay Rays werehome for Game 3 of the American LeagueDivision Series against the Texas Rangersin the afternoon while the Tampa BayBuccaneers hosted the Indianapolis ColtsPhoto Courtesy of Michael BlitchPhotographyTom Krasniqi, right, and Ronnie Lane, left, co-host Prime Time on ESPNRadio in Tampa (1040 AM).AM) — was busy during both games.in a Monday Night Football contest atnight.Krasniqi — who works as a sports-talkradio host for ESPN Radio in Tampa (1040“It felt like a dream come true for any sports fan. We started by going on the air from a sports bar rightoutside Tropicana Field,” said Krasniqi about the baseball contest in St. Petersburg. “The vibe was great.There were so many Rays fans. To be in the middle of all that atmosphere was great.”The 37-year-old said after signing off the air, he went inside to watch the game before leaving after sixinnings to head to Tampa to work the Buccaneers game at Raymond James Stadium.“It was great. I was at two different venues with great fans. In the first game, there was Rays pride all overthe place,” Krasniqi said. “Then you go over and get to the parking lot at Raymond James and there’s a newlegion of fans out there. People are most passionate about the Buccaneers because football is king downhere.”Although the atmosphere was electric, Krasniqi said it was only the second-best sports day he’s experiencedwhile in Tampa.Page 148 of 154
“When the Lightning won the Stanley Cup and being in that locker room for the celebration was justunbelievable,” he said.Although he relocated to Tampa in 2004, Krasniqi got his start in the radio business on Staten Island. Agraduate of Tottenville HS and the College of Staten Island, he handled play-by-play and hosted sports-talkshows at WSIA (88.9 FM) from 1993-1997. After interning at WFAN (660 AM) in 1997, he was quickly hiredas producer/tape operator for three years.A year later, Krasniqi then started working for WFAS radio (103.9 FM) in White Plains, N.Y., in differentcapacities such as a sports reporter, anchor and sports talk show-host and was the play-by-playcommentator for high school football and basketball in Westchester County from 1998-2003.In 2003, Krasniqi returned to the Staten Island airwaves working at Time Warner Cable doing play-by-playfor high school baseball, football and basketball, Wagner and College of Staten Island basketball andbaseball and the Staten Island Yankees.“I learned a long time ago that versatility is so important,” said Krasniqi. “When I first got to Westchesterradio, I wasn’t on the air. I was producing and writing stories but little by little I got some on-airopportunities and I took advantage of it.”After his years at WFAS, Krasniqi worked at ESPN Radio in New York (1050 AM) for four months as the callscreener/producer for the “Michael Kay Show.” He moved to Tampa to take on the role as sportsanchor/sports talk show host through Metro Networks for CBS Sports radio (1010 AM) for six years.Krasniqi then jumped back into television doing sportscasting work for Bright House Sports Network formore than four years as a sports anchor, sports host and play-by-play commentator.Currently, he is the sports anchor and co-host for the afternoon drive sports show “Prime Time” on ESPNRadio in Tampa Bay, covers Buccaneers’ home games nationally for ESPN Radio, and is a fantasy footballwriter and weekly podcaster for www.fantistics.com.“My long-term goal is to do TV. I feel I’m a natural for it. It’s something I want to pursue moreaggressively,” said Krasniqi.While the sportscaster doesn’t carry a list of everyone he has interviewed, some of the more memorablepeople include New York Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner and Yankee players Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter,Jorge Posada, Gary Sheffield (retired), Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Tampa Bay Lightningstars Vincent Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis and former Miami Heat great AlonzoMourning. Also, this past spring Krasniqi and some co-workers attended a charity bowling tournamenthosted by Yankee ace CC Sabbathia where the burly lefty served as their honorary captain so Krasniqi gotPage 149 of 154
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