SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State athletic department, San Diego Sports 760 and JMI Sports announced today that SDSU’s Friday night football game against Colorado State will have a Spanish radio broadcast. The broadcast will air on GoAztecs.com and the official SDSU athletics app.
It is the second straight year that the Aztecs will have a home game air on Spanish radio by a San Diego State broadcaster. Last year, SDSU’s home game against Hawai’i aired in Spanish, which was believed to be the first time.
Tony Alvarez, a reporter for Televisa Tijuana and Las Noticias, will handle the play-by-play duties for Saturday’s clash at Snapdragon Stadium, set for a 5 p.m. PT start. Alvarez has experience with the former San Diego Chargers of the NFL and the Tijuana Xolos of the Liga MX as a color commentator and analyst in Spanish and English, along with play-by-play in Spanish for the Tijuana Zonkeys basketball team of the Cibacopa and the Tijuana Truenos baseball team. He has also served as a color commentator and lead play-by-play announcer for college football games for Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in Tijuana.
Pedro Gutiérrez will join Alvarez in the booth after spending 12 seasons as a Spanish Broadcaster for the San Diego Padres. Gutiérrez hosts the Padres’ Spanish pregame and postgame show for the entire 162 game schedule, as well as handles fill-in play-by-play duties on both Spanish radio (XEMO) and Spanish television broadcasts, while also serving as co-interpreter for the team's Spanish speaking players. During his career, Gutiérrez has spent eight seasons in the Mexican Winter League, while doing play-by-play for Megacable, the largest cable network provider in the country. He worked for the Aguilas de Mexicali for five seasons, the Charros de Jalisco for two seasons and the Yaquis de Obregón for their SKY Sports TV broadcasts.
The Spanish radio broadcast will air in conjunction with National Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates Hispanic and Latino history and culture, including important advocacy work, vibrant art, popular and traditional foods, and much more. Other activities for Friday will be announced soon.
Friday’s game is the Mountain West opener for both SDSU (3-1) and Colorado State (1-3).
Single-game tickets can be purchased here.