Ken Korach
| Ken Korach | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kenneth Louis Korach January 30, 1952 Los Angeles, United States |
| Residence | Henderson, Nevada, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
San Diego State University (attended) University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1975) |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Years active | 1980– |
| Employer | Oakland Athletics |
| Style | Play-by-play |
| Spouse(s) | Denise Korach (née Moran) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Nevada Sportscaster of the Year (2001) Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame (2003) California Sportscaster of the Year (2013) |
Kenneth Louis "Ken" Korach (born January 30, 1952) is an American sports commentator for the Oakland Athletics and published author.
Korach was born in Los Angeles in 1952. He went on to attend San Diego State University for college, where he worked on the school's newspaper, before he transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1975 with a B.A. in Social Sciences.
Korach started his broadcasting career in 1980 for KTOB in Petaluma, California, where he was involved with high school sports. In 1981, he joined California League team Redwood Pioneers and broadcated on KSRO on a part-time basis, eventually becoming full-time with them in 1984. While with the Pioneers, he joined Sonoma State University in 1982 where he broadcast Seawolves' football and basketball games.
Korach joined San Jose State University in 1985 and broadcast for the San Jose State Spartans football and men's basketball teams. For a brief period, Korach also served on the Pacific Coast League's Phoenix Firebirds broadcast crew from 1986 to 1987. From 1989 to 1991, he was with fellow PCL team Las Vegas Stars.
In 1992, Korach made a number of professional leaps. He joined University of Nevada, Las Vegas to broadcast UNLV Rebels football and basketball games. He remained with the football team through 1995 and continued with the basketball team until 2004. 1992 also saw Korach make his debut in Major League Baseball when he joined the Chicago White Sox broadcasting team. He worked mainly weekend games for the White Sox when John Rooney traveled to call the CBS Radio Game of the Week.
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