WWE Names Renee Young To ‘Raw’ Announcing Team

By R. Thomas Umstead
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USA Network’s WWEMonday Night Raw pro wrestling series will feature a new on-air announcer as the WWE has tapped Renee Young to join the live show’s broadcast booth, the WWE announced Monday.

Renee Young 

Renee Young 

Young, who previously served as a backstage interviewer and commentator on the WWE’s Raw, Smackdown and NXT shows, will join Michael Cole and Corey Graves on the weekly, three-hour Raw show, said the WWE.

In addition, WWE named Jonathan Coachman as the new host of the organization’s pay-per-view kickoff shows. Coachman, who as hosted shows for WWE, ESPN, MSG Network and the Golf Channel over a more than 20-year career, will begin his new role this Sunday (Sept 16) with the WWE’s Hell In a Cell PPV event, according to company officials. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.