- Kenny Albert
Kenny Albert (born Kenny Aufrichtig;
February 2 ,1968 inNew York, New York ), is an Americansportscaster and the son of sportscasterMarv Albert .Biography
Early life
His father gave him a
tape recorder for his fifth birthday to practice his broadcasting.On his sixth birthday, his father took him along to a
New York Rangers game. One of the statisticians had to leave in the middle of the game so Kenny got to do the stats for the rest of the game (1974). At fourteen, he became the official statistician for the New York Rangers on the radio. At sixteen, he wrote content for the New York Rangers program. Aside from his father, his idol wasVancouver Canucks play-by-play broadcasterJim Robson .He graduated from
New York University (NYU) in 1990 with a degree in broadcasting and journalism. Albert worked in the sports department atWNYU Radio. He is a frequent guest on WNYU's sports talk program, "The Cheap Seats".Broadcasting career
Kenny is the radio voice of the
New York Rangers , as well as aplay-by-play announcer and field-level reporter for FOX's coverage of Major League Baseball, the NFL, and theSugar Bowl . When FOX had the network contract for theNational Hockey League in the 1990s, Albert also worked on "FOX NHL Saturday " telecasts.He has done work for
NBC 's Olympics coverage, as a play-by-play announcer for men's and women'sice hockey at the2002 Winter Olympics inSalt Lake City and2006 Winter Olympics inTurin, Italy . Previously, he handled radio play-by-play for theWashington Capitals and Bullets (now Wizards).Kenny Albert also does
college basketball for ESPN Plus.Career timeline
*1990-1992:
Baltimore Skipjacks - Play-by-play [ [http://www.msg.com/television/kenny-albert.html MSG.com - Kenny Albert ] ]
*1992-1995:Washington Capitals onHome Team Sports
*1993-1994: "NHL on ESPN2 " - Play-by-play
*1994-1995:NHL Radio - Lead play-by-play
*1994-present: "NFL on FOX " - Play-by-play (since 2007, #2 announcer)
*1995-1999: "NHL on FOX " - Play-by-play
*1995-present:New York Rangers - Radio play-by-play
*1999-2000: "NTRA on FOX " - Host
*2002: Winter Olympics - Hockey play-by-play
*2005-2006: "NHL on OLN " - Play-by-play
*2006: Winter Olympics - Hockey play-by-play
*January 2007: Sugar Bowl - Play-by-playReferences
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