Jimmy Cefalo James Carmen " Jimmy " Cefalo ( born October 6 , 1956 , in Pittston , Pennsylvania , U . S . ) , is an American Journalist , news broadcaster and sports broadcaster , radio talk show host , Voice of the Miami Dolphins , businessman , wine enthusiast and former professional American football wide receiver and game show host . Biography . High school . Cefalo attended Pittston Area High School in Pittston , Pennsylvania . It was his performance there that led to his inclusion on The Pennsylvania Football News All - Century Team . Penn State . Cefalo was a standout at Penn State University from 1974 to 1977 . He led the Nittany Lions in all - purpose yards his senior season . He was instrumental in Penn State ' s 41 - 20 victory over Baylor in the 1975 Cotton Bowl Classic . He was named most valuable player of the 1976 Gator Bowl . He earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism in 1978 . National Football League . Cefalo was a third round draft choice ( # 81 overall ) of the Miami Dolphins in the 1978 NFL Draft . He would play six seasons for the Dolphins , including Super Bowl s ( XVII and XIX ) , earning a reputation as a sure - handed , dependable receiver . In Super Bowl XVII , Cefalo replaced receiver Nat Moore out as the result of an ankle injury . He proved to be one of Miami ' s few bright spots in a 27 - 17 loss to the Washington Redskins . He caught the team ' s only offensive touchdown and averaged 21 yards per catch . Cefalo ' s 76 - yard touchdown reception from quarterback David Woodley still ranks as the fifth - longest in Super Bowl history . In 1984 , Cefalo caught the Dan Marino pass that broke the record for most touchdown passes in a season . He played in one of the most famous games in NFL history : the AFC divisional playoff game between the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins on January 2 , 1982 at the Orange Bowl . The Pro Football Hall of Fame named it the " NFL ' s Game of the ' 80s . " NBC . Cefalo was a color commentator for " NFL on NBC " , partnering with Charlie Jones from 1985 - 1987 , and Fred Roggin in 1988 . He has also been a correspondent for NBC News on " The Today Show " , sports anchor for " NBC News at Sunrise " and co - host of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea . Cefalo hosted NBC ' s pregame coverage for Game 5 of the 1987 National League Championship Series , as Marv Albert was away on a boxing assignment for NBC . Cefalo also hosted NBC ' s pregame show for Game 4 of the 1989 American League Championship Series as Marv Albert was away on an NFL assignment for NBC . Radio and television . Jimmy Cefalo is currently the play - by - play man and " Voice of the Miami Dolphins " radio broadcast team and the host of South Florida ' s First News Program for WIOD610 , Clear Channel . In March 2012 , Cefalo ' s International launched their new food , wine , and travel radio show called - " Cefalo ' s - Eat This Drink That Go ! , " which also airs on Clear Channel Communications at WIOD610 and 100 . 3FM in South Florida as well as nationally streamed on www . WIOD . com and IHeartRadio . He does regular sports analysis for the NFL Network and WIOD ' s sister station WINZ , the Sports Animal , which also carries the Miami Dolphins broadcast . In 1988 , Cefalo won an Emmy for his writing on the 24th Olympic Games . The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association named him Florida Sportscaster of the Year five times ( 1998 , 2001 – 2004 ) . Cefalo co - hosted " PM Magazine " , " AM South Florida " , and hosted the syndicated game shows " Trump Card " , and " Sports Snapshot " ( according to " The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows Volume 2 " ) . He is the only alumnus of Penn State to ever host a game show . Cefalo became the play - by - play man on the Miami Dolphins radio broadcast team on Dolphins flagship station WQAM in 2005 . He was partnered with former Dolphins Joe Rose and the late Jim " Mad Dog " Mandich . He now works with Rose and Bob Griese For thirteen years , Jimmy Cefalo was the Sports Director at WPLG television in Miami . In addition to his sports anchor duties , he created and hosted WPLG ' s Sports Jam Live " program . Personal . He currently resides in Miami Beach , Florida , with his wife Janice and three daughters : Mia , and twins Ava and Katie . Wine - Cefalo is a well - known oenophile , with over 1 , 200 bottles in his personal wine cellar . His family has been in the wine business for several generations . The Cefalo family has been involved in the making and selling of wine for the past 150 years . Jimmy ' s great grandfather was a wine maker and inn keeper in Central Italy . His grandfather came to this country in 1908 . Michael Cefalo became a coal miner , land owner , and wine maker in Northeastern Pennsylvania . One of his 7 sons , Charlie , continued the tradition with a bonded Pennsylvania winery producing Italian varietals until his passing . Cefalo ' s Wine Cellar began in 2002 with a 3400 square foot retail / liquor store located in South Miami . The store specialized in hard - to - find , highly allocated wines . In 2005 , Jimmy Cefalo and Brenda Bassett formed their company , Cefalo ' s International , which continues to grow with the launch of their new food wine and travel show , Cefalo ' s - Eat This Drink That Go ! , as well as serving as the Wine Ambassador for Martini & Rossi , owned by Bacardi . Until it closed in October 2008 , Cefalo ' s Wine Cellar was a 7 , 000 square foot facility that included several components - a historic bar ( The Taurus , built in 1911 ) , a retail wine store ( Cefalo ' s Wine Cellar ) with tasting room and a private membership wine cave serving 99 members , with their private lockers ( Cefalo ' s Cave Club ) . For Cefalo ' s Cave Club , a ridge was found under the aquifer where 36 feet was dug to create a two story wine cave . In 2007 , Jimmy Cefalo received an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration in Food and Beverage Management from Johnson & Wales University . In 2008 , Jimmy Cefalo and Cefalo ' s International became the Wine Ambassador for Martini & Rossi , the wine / vermouth portfolio for Bacardi . In March 2012 , Jimmy Cefalo and Brenda Bassett launched Cefalo ' s - Eat This Drink That Go ! , a radio show dedicated to food , wine and travel on Clear Channel ' s WIOD610 , covering South Florida from Palm Beach down to the Florida Keys and also streamed nationally through IHeartRadio and their websites www . WIOD . com and www . EatThisDrinkThatGo . com and www . JimmyCefalo . com .