Bob Kurtz (broadcaster)

Bob Kurtz (broadcaster)

Bob Kurtz is an American sportscaster, currently broadcasting games for the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He has previously been a play-by-play announcer for the
Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota North Stars, University of Minnesota and Michigan State University.

Kurtz's broadcasting carrer began at his alma mater Michigan State University, where he called Spartans hockey, football, baseball and basketball from 1974 to 1979. In 1979 he joined KMSP-TV, where he called Minnesota Twins games from 1979-1986 and Minnesota North Stars games from 1979-1984. He was also the North Stars play by play announcer on KXLI-TV during the 1987-88 NHL season. From 1988-1989, he was the sports director at KSTP radio, where he also called University of Minnesota hockey, football and basketball. [http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tea_BobKurtz]

Kurtz spent 11 years at the New England Sports Network. He was the network's studio host for Red Sox games from 1989-1992 before becoming the play-by-play announcer. He remained with NESN until joining the Minnesota Wild in 2002. While at NESN, he also called Boston Bruins hockey, Boston University hockey, the Hockey East Game of the Week and the American Hockey League. [http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tea_BobKurtz]

Kurtz returned to Minnesota in 2000 when he was hired to become the first radio play by play announcer for the Minnesota Wild. He was reunited with Tom Reid, who he previously worked with while calling games for the North Stars as wells as University of Minnesota and Michigan State hockey broadcasts. [http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tea_BobKurtz]

When the Twins' first PA announcer Bob Casey died before the start of the 2005, Kurtz was appointed interim PA announcer for the 2005 season. [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050401&content_id=989895&vkey=spt2005news&fext=.jsp&c_id=min] Adam Abrams replaced Kurtz as PA announcer for the 2006 season. [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060210&content_id=1309558&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb]

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