Additionally, he served as on-air talent for Fox Sports Net (FSN) and Root Sports (ROOT) on Timbers" television broadcasts from 2008-2011. McNamara began his professional career as the radio voice of the Portland Pride (Continental Indoor Soccer League) in 1995. In addition to soccer, he has play-by-play experience in college baseball, college basketball, college football, college hockey and called games in the American Basketball League.
He worked as an international television commentator for the 2001 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago and has covered the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualification matches involving the United States Men"s National Soccer Team.
He was the radio voice of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer from 2001 to 2011, which also spanned the club"s time as a member of the USL First Division.
