Early life and career

Bernstein was born in San Francisco, and grew up on the peninsula in the Bay Area.

After graduating from Pinewood School in Los Altos

Los Altos

Los Altos is the name of several places, including:* the former state of Los Altos, Central America, now divided between Guatemala and Mexico.* the city of Los Altos, California, in the United States....

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 in 1991, Bernstein went on to the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

 and graduated in 1996 with a degree in American Studies. While at Cal, Bernstein broadcast football, men's and women's basketball and baseball and served as sports director of the student radio station, KALX (FM). Bernstein was hired by Cal at the age of 24 to take over as the voice of Cal basketball in 1997 after serving as the back-up broadcaster and pre-game and post-game host the previous season.

Broadcasting stops

Roxy Bernstein is currently a play-by-play broadcaster of college basketball for ESPN

ESPN

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 and is the broadcast voice for University of California Golden Bears men's basketball team on the ISP Sports/Cal Basketball Radio Network. Bernstein has held this position since 1997 and also does national college football play-by-play on the Touchdown Radio Network with 1992 Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

 winner and College Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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 member Gino Torretta

Gino Torretta

Gino Louis Torretta is a Heisman Trophy winner who played quarterback for several teams in the National Football League from 1993 to 1997....

. He also currently is a noon to 3pm talk show host on Xtra Sports 860/Sports Byline (KTRB

KTRB

KTRB ESPN Deportes 860 is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California. The station has a Spanish sports-talk format since June 27, 2011.-History:...

) in San Francisco with J.J. Stokes and Geoff Sheen, and hosts The Randy Bennett Radio Show, a weekly broadcast which features St. Mary's College of California men's basketball coach Randy Bennett

Randy Bennett

Randy Bennett is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Saint Mary's College of California. Bennett has led the Gaels to a 183–103 record in his nine years as head coach...

. In the Winter of 2008-2009, Bernstein was one of the two finalists to become the next San Diego Padres television play-by-play announcer, but did not get the job. In the August, 2009, Bernstein was emcee of the opening ceremonies for the San Francisco Maccabi Games. Bernstein had played in the games as a youth, 21 years earlier.

Bernstein spent three years as a broadcaster with the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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 (2005–2007), teaming with Dave Van Horne

Dave Van Horne

Dave Van Horne, a native of Easton, Pennsylvania, is a Major League Baseball announcer. He is the lead radio play-by-play announcer for the Miami Marlins on the Marlins Radio Network...

, but left the Marlins to return to the Bay Area full-time. Prior to his stint with Florida, Bernstein called games for the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 and Montreal Expos

Montreal Expos

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He also worked for numerous minor league baseball clubs, including the Sonoma County Crushers

Sonoma County Crushers

The Sonoma County Crushers were a minor league baseball team located in Rohnert Park, California. They were a member of the independent Western Baseball League, and were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team....

, Solano Steelheads

Solano Steelheads

The Solano Steelheads were a minor league baseball team operating out of Vacaville, California. They played in the independent Western Baseball League, and were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team....

, High Desert Mavericks

High Desert Mavericks

The High Desert Mavericks are a minor league baseball team in Adelanto, California, USA. Their Major League parent club is the Seattle Mariners. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the California League and had been a farm team of the Kansas City Royals since 2005 before the switch...

 and Tacoma Rainiers

Tacoma Rainiers

The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League , and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners...

. Bernstein has shown his versatility providing play-by-play for the San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

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, California Golden Bears football

California Golden Bears football

The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...

, San Francisco Demons

San Francisco Demons

The San Francisco Demons were a short-lived springtime American football team based in San Francisco, California. This team was part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States...

, ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio

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, NHL Radio

NHL Radio

NHL Radio was the official national radio broadcaster of the National Hockey League, covering the All-Star Game, Stanley Cup Finals, both Conference Finals, selected early round playoff action, and the Winter Classic. The package was distributed by Westwood One and premiered in the 1992-93 season...

, Westwood One

Westwood One

Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...

 and the NFL

National Football League

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 on Sports USA Radio Network

Sports USA Radio Network

The Sports USA Radio Network is the largest independent nationwide sports broadcasting radio network, specializing in live broadcasts of American football, specifically of the NCAA football Division I-A and National Football League...

, as well as numerous events on television for Fox Sports Net

Fox Sports Net

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 and Comcast Sports Net.