Episode 44: Roberto Abramowitz, Spanish language announcer NYCFC, Jets, CBS

ROBERT ABRAMOWITZ has been the Spanish language voice of NYC Football Club since its founding in 2015. He is a commentator for the New York Jets, CBS television. He has worked at ESPN and for MSG. In this conversation we talk about what he calls the ‘best US soccer match ever,’ the controversy around no questions in Spanish after the Brazil/Morocco match, MLS and Spanish language broadcasting and the ‘misunderstood’ state of Spanish language sports broadcasting in America. Recorded June 14, 2026 THE SHOW:American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by Emmy Award-winning John Shrader. It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America, the nation’s longest-runningsoccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group, at https://shradermedia.com/John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcasting included MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.