Brian Lowe
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Brian Zachery Lowe, frequently referred to as "B-Lowe" (b. October 3, 1978, Worcester, Massachusetts) is the host of Patriots Video News (PVN), a news show about the New England Patriots football team which is available on Comcast On Demand in the New England region. PVN was available on the team's website, patriots.com from August 1997 until October 10, 2005, when it suddenly shifted exclusively to Comcast On Demand due to a marketing deal between the team and the cable giant.
Lowe began his career with the organization in 2000 as an intern with the New England Revolution soccer team, which is also owned by Patriots' owner Robert Kraft. Lowe ascended to his current status as host of PVN (and minor, regional-cable celebrity) in August 2003 when previous host Dave Querzoli left to pursue other opportunities.
In addition to his hosting duties, Lowe operated a video camera on the sidelines during Patriots games from 2003-05. While shooting his very first game on September 7, 2003 in Ralph Wilson Stadium he was run over by Buffalo Bills running back Travis Henry who was pushed out of bounds by Patriots strong safety Rodney Harrison. Lowe can be ([1])seen discussing the first anniversary of the event with Harrsion on the team's website.
In addition to his aforementioned duties, Lowe performs various other functions throughout the company as the resident jack-of-all-trades. He was an in-house camera operator during Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick's press conferences from 2003-2005, but was replaced in the 2006 season by remotely controlled cameras that rendered his previous job obsolete. After seeing his duties behind the lens virtually disappear in 2006, Lowe is now able to focus exclusively on conducting player interviews and formulating analysis of Belichick's daily media briefing. However, he remains responsible for holding the in-house microphone in the locker room daily. Never one to stray far from his roots, Lowe continues to operate the in-house camera exclusively on Mondays in the Patriots locker room and occasionally is seen at Patriots practice holding the camera on Thursdays or Fridays. It should be noted that Lowe never appears at practice on Wednesdays.
To fill some of the enormous void left by the removal of his daily camera operator duties, Lowe has been assigned the task of testing microphones at Gillette Stadium prior to each use. If there is a problem with a mic, he contacts Edwin McNamara (commonly known around the stadium as "Eddie Mac") to remedy the issue.
In addition to his football-related roles, Lowe is also heavily involved in the sport of soccer, serving as the editor of the quarterly newsletter (the "Bay Stater") for the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association. In that role, he functions as a writer, photographer and page designer for the publication.
Lowe also assists the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer on a semi-occasional basis, recording telephone messages for season-ticket holders, assisting the media in the Gillette Stadium press box on game days, and filling in as the backup stadium announcer. Additionally, Lowe's voice can be heard on pre-recorded advertisements that are played prior to practices at Patriots Training Camp.
Lowe, who also goes by the nickname "Commander", co-hosted the award-winning Overtime on WBRS from 1997-2000 with Seth "The Hitman" Horwitz. Back then, he was known as Brian "Sweet N" Lowe. Commander also hosted SportsNight Conversation before Matt Fisher replaced him in 1998. Commander's music taste varied from doing death metal to a weekly Jazz Cafeteria show.
Lowe attended Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester and Brandeis University.
