CLEMSON SMITH MUÑIZ
CLEMSON SMITH MUÑIZ
New York Jets Radio Network
Clemson Smith Muñiz, in his 15th season as the voice of “los
Jets en español” is the longest-tenured Jets radio voice and is a
New York City broadcast pioneer. He called the first Jets game in
Spanish in 1999 before taking over the play-by-play role permanently the following year.
ish-language sports broadcast and production company that
helps teams, leagues, networks and publishers reach the growing Hispanic market. Beside the Jets and the other local teams,
SMP’s clients include HBO (Real Sports and Hard Knocks) and
Major League Baseball.
He also was the first play-by-play announcer for “los Knicks en
español” (1994-present), “St. John’s en español” (1994-97) and
“Army en español” (2005-2012). And in 2009, he became the
first Spanish-language play-by-play announcer for the new MLB
Network, broadcasting “Showcase,” the game of the week, on
SAP. In addition, Smith Muñiz was one of the lead announcers
for Monday Night Football on Univisión Radio, including two Super Bowls, from 2002 through 2011.
Smith Muñiz grew up in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. A graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania, he played wide receiver and
tight end while lettering four times in Sprint football. Still active
at his alma mater, Smith Muñiz is past president of Penn’s Association of Latino Alumni. In the off-season, he is an avid cyclist
and amateur wildlife photographer who has been to Africa six
times and exhibited in art shows three times. He lives in Garrison, N.Y.
Smith Muñiz is president of Smith Muñiz Productions; a Span-
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