Sev Sarmenta
{{Short description|Filipino sportscaster}}
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| birthname = Severino R. Sarmenta
| birth_date = December 5, 1954
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| education = Ateneo de Manila University
| years_active = 1987–present
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| title = Sportscaster
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| role = Play-by-play
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Severino R. Sarmenta is a Filipino sportscaster and college instructor.
Career
After graduating with a degree in AB Communication in 1978 at Ateneo, he pursued a career in fields like advertising, copywriting, business, and freelance work. After those jobs, he started his career at St. Joseph's College Quezon City then the University of the Philippines Diliman as a college instructor, and later for Ateneo in 1985.{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Augusto L. |last2=Somera |first2=John Vincent Alexander V. |date=2021-12-22 |title=The communication expert |url=https://theguidon.com/2021/12/the-communication-expert/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The GUIDON |language=en}} One of this notable students{{Failed verification|date=February 2025|reason=No proof provided}} in Ateneo was Mico Halili, a colleague in PBA and UAAP coverages.{{Cite web |last=Velasco |first=Bill |title=Remembering the MBA |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/08/25/1361506/remembering-mba |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Philstar.com}}
He later started his commentary career in 1986 for radio coverage of PBA, and later in 1987 for Vintage Sports on TV. He also become boxing commentator for Blow-by-Blow.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |title=Bobong never settled for 2nd best |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/06/06/1707566/bobong-never-settled-2nd-best |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Philstar.com}}
He left the coverage team in 1996, and joined the newly founded ABS-CBN Sports in 1998, with UAAP and MBA coverages. He later leave to join the NBN/IBC crew in 2003,{{Cite web |last=So |first=Jannelle |author-link=Jannelle So |title=PBA in the time of SARS |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/05/12/205787/pba-time-sars |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Philstar.com}} but returned to ABS-CBN in 2004 and stayed until 2007.
In 2008, he returned to PBA coverages.{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |title=One for the boys |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2008/03/23/51326/one-boys |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Philstar.com}}