MONICA MCNUTT TO SERVE AS PRIMARY NEW YORK KNICKS RADIO ANALYST
MONICA MCNUTT TO SERVE AS PRIMARY NEW YORK KNICKS RADIO ANALYST
McNutt to Also Return as MSG Networks Studio Analyst for Knicks Pre- and Post-Game TV Coverage
New York, NY (October 24, 2023) – MSG Networks today announced Monica McNutt will serve as the primary New York Knicks radio analyst, calling the majority of Knicks games on 98.7FM ESPN New York, where she’ll provide listeners with expert commentary throughout the 2023-24 Knicks season.
McNutt will also continue her duties as a pre- and post-game analyst for select MSG Networks’ Knicks telecasts as well.
“I’m looking forward to working with my MSG Networks team for another season and contributing this season on 98.7FM ESPN New York,” said McNutt. “I love talking Knicks basketball and can’t wait to get going.”
“Monica is one of the most talented basketball analysts around, and we’re excited to have her expand her role at MSG Networks and join the 98.7 ESPN New York Knicks radio team,” said Kevin Marotta, senior vice president, marketing and content, MSG Networks. “Knicks fans respect her work and basketball acumen, which she’ll continue to provide on our pre and postgame shows as well.”
McNutt’s first year at MSG Networks was 2019, where she hosted Knicks alternate TV broadcasts. She has hosted sports talk shows on MSG Networks and joined the Knicks pre and postgame studio show in 2021.
McNutt started at ESPN in 2019 as an ACC Network studio and game analyst and has gone on to become one of their most popular performers. She has contributed to ESPN’s most recognized shows: Sportscenter, Around the Horn, First Take, NBA Today and HoopStreams, ESPN’s digital NBA pregame show. Furthermore, McNutt is now a host and analyst on ESPN’s WNBA and Women’s College Basketball studio coverage.
In 2021, McNutt participated in NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympics. She then later served as a reporter during the 2022 and 2023 NBA Finals on ESPN and ESPN Radio and for ABC’s 2022 and 2023 NBA draft coverage. McNutt has also appeared on Fox Sports 1, CBS Sports Network and Turner/NBA TV throughout her broadcast career.
McNutt received her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2011, where she was a standout women’s basketball player. She then earned her master’s degree in journalism from The University of Maryland in 2013.
About MSG Networks
MSG Networks, a pioneer in sports media, owns and operates two award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks and a companion streaming service that serve the nation’s number one media market, the New York DMA, as well as other portions of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The networks feature a wide range of compelling sports content, including exclusive live local games and other programming of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, as well as significant coverage of the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. This content, in addition to a diverse array of other sporting events and critically acclaimed original programming, has established MSG Networks as the gold standard in regional sports. MSG Networks is part of the Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR).
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