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- John Richard Jeanneret (born July 23, 1942) is a Canadian retired television and radio personality best known as the play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network for 51 years. Having started with the team on radio during the team's second season in 1971–72, and ending his career after the 2021–22 season, he is the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer with a single team in NHL history. He moved to television during the 1995–96 season and began doubling both television and radio play-by-play duties during the 1997–98 season. He is known as "RJ" within the Sabres organization and by close associates. Jeanneret is a Canadian citizen of Swiss descent. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and raised in Terrace Bay, Ontario. He is known for his energetic delivery (especially during big plays and fights), colorful player nicknames, passionate goal calls, and his trademark suspenders worn on air and uncanny resemblance to late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Jeanneret announced every Sabres season from 1971 to 1972 through 2021–22. The inaugural season was announced in its entirety on radio by Ted Darling, and for seven games on television by then-unknown Dave Hodge, who the next year left to become the host of Hockey Night in Canada. Jeanneret worked alongside Jim Lorentz for over 20 years before Lorentz retired. Harry Neale, former color commentator for the Toronto Maple Leafs regional broadcasts and was a commentator on Hockey Night in Canada until the end of the 2006–07 season, was Jeanneret's partner through the 2011–12 season. Former Sabres enforcer Rob Ray was the "Inside-the-Glass" reporter with him and Neale for five years and was Jeanneret's partner for the MSG Network and WGR, occasionally alternating with Martin Biron. (en)
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- John Richard Jeanneret (en)
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- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (en)
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- Jeanneret In the Booth (en)
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- Chris Jeanneret (en)
- Mark Jeanneret (en)
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- John Richard Jeanneret (born July 23, 1942) is a Canadian retired television and radio personality best known as the play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network for 51 years. Having started with the team on radio during the team's second season in 1971–72, and ending his career after the 2021–22 season, he is the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer with a single team in NHL history. He moved to television during the 1995–96 season and began doubling both television and radio play-by-play duties during the 1997–98 season. He is known as "RJ" within the Sabres organization and by close associates. (en)
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