Two more have been chosen to fill in for John Sterling on WFAN broadcasts of select Yankees road games as John takes some time off: our own Sweeny Murti will be in the call with Suzyn Waldman for the Yankees' one-game visit to Houston on June 30, while Brendan Burke, who does Islanders games on MSG Plus, will call the series in Cleveland July 1-3 and Pittsburgh July 5-6.
Sweeny has filled in for Suzyn Waldman in the past on our broadcast, but sitting in the play-by-play chair - on his 52nd birthday, no less - is "the American Dream" come true for Murti, who has been the Yankees' WFAN beat reporter for more than 20 years.
"It's fun to get a chance to do this," Sweeny told Carton & Roberts. "I've worked at this station for almost 30 years, and covered the Yankees for 22. I'm living the American Dream here! I'm the son of Indian immigrants, and I didn't become a doctor or engineer - I became a radio guy, and I'm going to call play-by-play for the Yankees on my birthday!"
As for Burke, it's also a dream come true for a man whose father, Don Burke, covered the Yankees for multiple newspapers in the area - and a man who has sat next to John Sterling in the Yankees' radio booth in the past as a result.
“You have to understand, this is my great white buffalo, if you will,” Burke told Craig & Evan. "This is where I got the spark for being a sportscaster. When I was a kid, my did was a Yankees beat writer, so I used to sit in the booth as a nine-year-old. To be able to bring this all around full-circle is even more special."
Take a listen to the audio above to hear both Sweeny and Brendan's call-ins to Carton & Roberts to talk about their appointments. Congrats, gentlemen!
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