children birth_place parents birth_date nickname yearsactive spouse article_title name occupation alma_mater
2 essex fells , new jersey , u.s. jack eagle & monica maris 9 february 1969 `` the bird '' 1992-present alisa ian eagle
 ian eagle sports announcer/commentator syracuse university , b.a. 1991 -lrb- journalism -rrb-
ian eagle

ian eagle -lrb- ; born february 9 , 1969 -rrb- is an american sports announcer nicknamed the bird .
he calls national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- games on cbs and brooklyn nets games on the yes network and hosts `` full court press '' , a basketball talk show , with former player kenny smith on sirius satellite radio .
other announcing experiences include ncaa men 's basketball , tennis , the army -- navy football games , the army-navy basketball games , boxing , and ncaa track and field for cbs .
he is a graduate of syracuse university , where he was initiated into the alpha epsilon pi fraternity .
he is known as `` bird '' or the `` birdman '' .
