Tina Cervasio...
...is the Emmy nominated New York Knicks reporter on the MSG Network. In her year-round
role, Tina can be found reporting from the sidelines, doing pre- game interviews
with the Head Coach and players, capturing players from the winning teams on the
court for a walk-off interview after the game, going one-on-one with players in
the post-game locker room, producing in-depth features for the pre-game show, and
contributing to NBA draft and NBA Summer League coverage. She is also the host and
reporter for the New York Red Bulls telecasts, as well as other programming on the
nation’s longest running sports regional network based out of Madison Square Garden.
Tina joined MSG in 2008 as an anchor on the daily sports and entertainment news
show “MSG,NY”, and has also hosted the weekly show "Fans' Most Wanted: Knicks",
which takes an in-depth look at classic Knicks games, memorable players, and intense
rivalries.
During the Knicks off-season, Tina contributes to FOX 5 New York as a sports anchor
and reporter. Prior to joining MSG, Cervasio was the Field Reporter for the Boston
Red Sox, on the New England Sports Network (NESN), where she reported live from
the field in-game and for both the pre and post- game shows from 2006 to 2008. Away
from the ballpark, she produced feature packages and exclusive interviews with players.
Over this period, Tina received multiple Emmy nominations by the Boston/New England
chapter.
Before her time with NESN, Cervasio was a sports anchor and reporter on WCBS-TV
(Ch. 2 New York), and appeared on national programs as a reporter or anchor on NBC
Sports, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Animal Planet.
Cervasio has a strong background in radio, including covering the Olympic Games
on Westwood One. At the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy, Cervasio served as the
play-by-play announcer for Women's Hockey, as well as an Update Anchor. At the 2004
Summer Games in Athens, Greece, Cervasio served as the play-by-play voice of men's
and women's Gymnastics and contributed as a studio analyst for other programming.
Additional radio experience for Cervasio includes NFL sideline reporting on Sports
USA Radio, 20/20 update anchor on WFAN Sports Radio New York, sports anchor on "Imus
in the Morning" on MSNBC and WFAN, and traffic and news anchor for the Shadow Broadcasting
Networks.
Outside of sports broadcasting, Cervasio spends her time on various charities and
speaking engagements. She ran the ING New York City Marathon twice (2008 & 2009)
to raise money for Madison Square Garden’s non-profit charity, Garden of Dreams
Foundation, that “makes dreams come true for kids in crisis” in the tri-state area.
Tina continually works with Garden of Dreams at MSG events, and her first running
of the marathon was chronicled in a series on the MSG Network, from training to
race day. In 2009, Tina was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the Inaugural MSG Partners
Summit, organized by the President of MSG Sports, Scott O’Neil.
While working in Boston, Cervasio was involved in both the promotion, awareness,
and fundraising for the Red Sox Foundation, Jimmy Fund, SHADE Foundation, YMCA Boston,
Youk’s Hits for Kids, Manny Delcarmen’s Bowling Strikes for Schools, Pitching in
for Kids, Foundation to be Named Later, and Special Olympics Massachusetts.
Tina loves motivating those who aspire to become sports broadcasters and journalists,
and has talked to classes at Princeton University, Rutgers University, St. John’s
University, Montclair State University, and Nutley Public Schools. Cervasio is a
member and actively involved in the organizations: WISE, Women in Sports and Events;
and AWSM, Association for Women in Sports Media.
Tina resides in New Jersey with her husband, Kevin McKearney.