Kenny Albert
| Kenny Albert | |
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Albert in 2015
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| Born |
Kenneth Albert February 2, 1968 New York City, U.S. |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Wolf (1996–present) |
| Children | 2 children |
| Parent(s) |
Marv Albert Benita Oberlander |
| Relatives |
Al Albert (uncle) Steve Albert (uncle) |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre(s) | Play-by-play |
| Sports | NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL |
Kenneth "Kenny" Albert (born February 2, 1968) is an American sportscaster, the son of sportscaster Marv Albert and the nephew of sportscasters Al Albert and Steve Albert. He is the only sportscaster who currently does play-by-play for all four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL).
Albert's parents gave him a tape recorder for his fifth birthday to practice his broadcasting.
On his sixth birthday in 1974 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 he got to do the stats for the rest of the game. At 14, he became the official statistician for the New York Rangers on the radio. At 16, he wrote content for the New York Rangers program. Aside from his father, his idol was Vancouver Canucks play-by-play broadcaster Jim Robson.
From 1981 to 1986, Kenny, growing up in Sands Point, covered high school sports for the Port Washington News, an Anton Community Newspapers publication.
He graduated from New York University in 1990 with a degree in broadcasting and journalism. Albert worked in the sports department at WNYU Radio. He is a frequent guest on WNYU's sports talk program, The Cheap Seats.
He has also made many appearances on the popular New York sports internet radio show Sports Heaven with Mark and Evan.
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