Sports Announcer
Starting in 1976, Bell began his media career by making guest appearances on programs such as John Sterling's show on WMCA. In 1978 he became co-host of WBZ's "Calling All Sports" with newcomer Bob Lobel. Other shows hosted by Bell include Sports Nightly on WHDH-TV (1979–1980), Sports Line on WEEI (1980–1984), Sports Beat on WSBK-TV with Joe Fitzgerald, Bob Ryan, and Bob Lobel, the Will and Upton Show with Will McDonough on WBZ-TV (1984–1988), and New England Sportsphile in 1989.
During the 1989 and 1990 NFL seasons, Bell served as an interviewer for WBZ-TV during their Patriots pregame show and newscasts. Those Bell interviewed for WBZ include George H. W. Bush, Mike Tyson, Joe Montana, Pete Rozelle, Howard Cosell, Don Shula, Deion Sanders, John Hannah, Jim Kelly, Patrick Ewing, and Stephen King.
Bell has also been a guest commentator on NECN and WBZ-TV's Sports Final.
Bell's first color commentary experience came at WSMW, where he called college football with Bob Fouracre from 1978-1982. In 1983, Bell served as the color commentator for the Boston Breakers Professional Football team on WNEV and ESPN and was the studio host for SportsChannel New England's Breakers broadcasts. He was the color commentator for Boston College Eagles football radio broadcasts with play-by-play announcers Dan Davis in 1985 and Bob Lobel in 1986. Lobel and Bell were removed from the BC broadcast booth after one season and unsuccessfully sued for "breach of contract, deceit, negligent misrepresentation". Bell was also a fill-in color commentator for SportsChannel New England's Boston Celtics games.
Nationally, Bell worked on PBS Ivy League football games alongside play-by-play announcer Dick Galiette and sideline reporter Sean McDonough in 1984.
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