Career
A Bowdoin College alum, Arnold began calling games for the school teams while a student there in the mid-1970s. In 1979, he succeeded Mike Emrick as the voice of the Maine Mariners. He joined the New Jersey Devils as their radio announcer in 1986, before returning to New England two years later. Arnold called New England Patriots games from 1988–90, and provided play-by-play coverage for Bruins home games from 1995-2007. In July 2007, NESN and the Bruins announced that he would be replaced by Jack Edwards, who provided play-by-play for all Bruins games from then on.
Arnold hosted a midday talk show, The Dale & Holley Show, with former Boston Globe columnist Michael Holley on Sportsradio 850 WEEI in Boston from 10 AM to 2 PM. Arnold has been with the radio station since its inception in 1991 (on its former frequency 590), and has been a constant in the midday time slot for several years. He first hosted a late-morning show from 10 AM to 1 PM, before being teamed up with Eddie Andelman on a show called the A-Team. After Andelman's departure from WEEI in 2001, he was paired with former television sportscaster Bob Neumeier on the Dale & Neumy Show. He paired with Michael Holley after Neumeier left the station in 2005. On February 15, 2011, WEEI announced the Arnold would no longer be hosting the midday show and that his partner, Michael Holley, would become the co-host of the Big Show during afternoon drive time. Arnold presently hosts a Sunday morning talk show on WEEI with Steve Buckley.
On February 11, 2008, Entercom and the Boston Red Sox announced that Arnold would be part of the four person Red Sox Radio broadcast team for the 2008 season. For the 2008 season, Arnold or Jon Rish will fill in to cover games with Joe Castiglione when Dave O'Brien is honoring his ESPN duties. Rish and Arnold will be filling the part time role held by Glenn Geffner during the 2007 season. Working on the Red Sox broadcasts gives Arnold the singular achievement of being the only person in Boston sports history to call games for all five of the area's major professional sports franchises (Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and the New England Revolution).
In the 2011-12 season, Arnold returned to NESN as the in-studio host for Bruins broadcasts, anchoring pregame, intermission and postgame coverage.
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