Tom Caron Biography
Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor for New England’s NESN network. He co-owns the USL League One soccer team Portland Hearts of Pine. Caron began working for a local newspaper in Vermont, where he covered the Vermont Reds, Cincinnati’s AA affiliate.
Tom Caron Age
Tom was born on 17 November 1963, in Lewiston, Maine, United States of America. H is 60 years old as of November 2023.
Tom Caron Education
Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.
Tom Caron Wife- Married
Caron is happily married to his wife Kelley and they have two sons Jack and Robbie. They live in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Tom Caron Career
Caron began working for a local newspaper in Vermont, where he covered the Vermont Reds, Cincinnati’s AA affiliate. He shortly left that position to join WPTZ-TV in Plattsburgh, New York, where he covered the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Expos. He then became a sports anchor for WNNE-TV in Hanover, New Hampshire. In 1988, he accepted a sports anchor position at WGME-TV in Portland, Maine, where he worked for five years. In addition to his anchor duties, he aired a weekly ski feature, created a number of half-hour sports specials, and televised collegiate and professional hockey games.In 1993, he departed WGME-TV to become the first play-by-play commentator for the Portland Pirates, the Washington Capitals’ AHL affiliate. Caron hosted and produced the playoff highlight video “No One Left to Beat.” Caron also hosted a weekly hockey feature on WPXT-TV in Portland. Caron also provided play-by-play coverage for the New England Stingers of Roller Hockey International.
Caron joined NESN in 1995 and has been with the network ever since. His first position with the network was hosting the sports magazine Front Row. He then worked as the station’s Boston Bruins studio host and Red Sox field reporter, as well as play-by-play coverage for the Providence Bruins and Pawtucket Red Sox, as well as college basketball and hockey (including the Beanpot tournament). Caron now hosts the New England Sports Network’s (NESN) Red Sox coverage, which includes pre- and post-game shows. During the baseball off-season, he does play-by-play for the Beanpot as well as the network’s Hockey East coverage. Caron writes a weekly sports column for the Tuesday editions of the Portland Press Herald.
He also makes frequent guest appearances on sports talk radio station WEEI-FM to discuss the Boston Red Sox, as well as weekly appearances on 102.9 WBLM-FM (“The Blimp”) and 101.3 WCPV-FM in Burlington, Vermont. While reporting on NESN at a Boston Red Sox spring training game in March 2023, a cat ran onto the field and into the home team dugout, jumping at him. In November 2022, Caron joined a group of investors seeking to establish a USL League One soccer team in Portland, Maine. In September 2023, the USL granted Portland an expansion franchise, which will begin play in 2025. On April 27, 2024, Caron hosted an event to reveal the team’s name, Portland Hearts of Pine, logo, and colors.
Tom Caron Awards
Caron has received 12 New England Emmy Awards, a New York State Broadcasters Award, two James Ellery Awards (for excellence in covering the American Hockey League), and the ECAC Media Award. On March 29, 2014, Caron was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame alongside former Boston Bruins goaltender Byron Dafoe, former Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig, and Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz. Tom was named the 27th recipient of the Hockey East Joe Concannon Media Award on October 2, 2018, which is given annually to the media person that consistently excels in promoting and improving the Hockey East conference. On September 26, 2021, Caron was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.
Tom Caron Net Worth
Tom has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.