Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Donyell Marshall joins Sixers broadcast team

A pair of changes on Sixers broadcasts. Former Sixer and Reading native Donyell Marshall will join Sixers Pregame Live and Sixers Postgame Live shows while Jamie Maggio will be the new sideline reporter for games on Comcast SportsNet this season.

Maggio replaces Dei Lynam who will be become an analyst for Sixers Pregame Live and Sixers Postgame Live, as well as the “Sixers’ Insider” for CSN.

Maggio currently serves as sideline reporter for FOX’s NFL games. She was a sports reporter for Fox SportsNet North and has appeared on VERSUS’ “Fanarchy” show. She is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where she majored in communications.

It was previously announced that former Villanova star Ed Pinckney will be the new game analyst this year, replacing Bob Salmi.

Play-by-play announcer Marc Zumoff returns and John Celestand returns as an analyst for the pre- and post-game shows.

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