August 13, 2008

Rich Coppola has been a part of the "Fox 61 News at Ten" team since March of 1989, working as the station's Sports Director.

An East Haven, Connecticut native, Rich began his broadcasting career in radio at KC 101 in New Haven. From there, he continued his career working as a field producer for ESPN and then as a sportscaster at the NBC affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts.

In addition to preparing and delivering nightly sportscasts for the "Fox 61 News at Ten," Rich also co-anchors "Fox 61 Sports Ticket," Connecticut's only prime-time weekend sports wrap-up program which airs locally Sundays at 10:30 pm. "Sports Ticket" has been nominated on several occasions for a New England Emmy.

On seven occasions, including 2004, Rich has been honored by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) as the winner of the Connecticut Sportscaster of the Year. In 1991 and 1997, he won the Associated Press Award for best sportscaster.

Rich is a graduate of the University of New Haven in New Haven, Connecticut.