Ari Wolfe (born 1971) is a play-by-play announcer, reporter and anchor. He currently calls games for CBS Sports Network, ESPN, Root Sports and NBC Sports. Additionally, he serves as an anchor and reporter for the NFL Network. He is a two-time Emmy award winner. He won his first Emmy for his work calling Louisville Football and Basketball in 2005, he earned his 2nd Emmy award in 2014 for his work as a play-by-play announcer on Mountain West College Football games on Root Sports.
Wolfe was born in Philadelphia and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Wolfe graduated from Emory University in 1994. He later earned his master's degree at USC. As a student Wolfe did both play-by-play and color commentary for the Trojans' basketball, football, and baseball teams on KSCR (104.7 FM) in Los Angeles. He also hosted the sports talk show, Blackjack and the Wolfe Attack.
Before moving into commentary, Wolfe worked out of Los Angeles as Highlight Coordinator, creating highlight packages of NFL football games for FOX NFL Sunday. He held similar responsibilities for Fox’s coverage of the NHL and MLB.
Since graduating from USC in 1997, Wolfe has called games in college and professional sports. He currently calls games for NFL Network, ESPN, NBC Sports and Campus Insiders. He also serves as an anchor and reporter for NFL Network. He is a two-time Emmy winner.
In 1998, Wolfe began his play-by-play career as the voice of the Albany Firebirds. He would serve in that role for six seasons. When the Firebirds left the Arena Football League (AFL), Wolfe was hired to be the play-by-play voice for the Philadelphia Soul, where he would remain until 2008. Wolfe has always been synonymous with the AFL. Leading up to this season Wolfe called arena games for OLN, ESPN, Versus and NFL Network. This season Wolfe is one of two play-by-play men for the Arena League on CBS Sports Network and ESPN.