Biography of Bob Fitzgerald
Bob Fitzgerald is an American sportscaster who now serves as a television play-by-play announcer for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors on NBC Sports Bay Area and was co-host of the Fitz and Brooks radio talk show on KNBR with Rod Brooks.
How old is Bob Fitzgerald? – Age
Bob is 57 years old in 2022. He was born Robert James Fitzgerald in 1966, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Education of Bob Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald attended Serra High School near San Mateo as well as the University of Notre Dame. Fitzgerald also holds an MBA in sports management from The Ohio State University.
Bob Fitzgerald married – wife
Bob had been married to Carol Kenney since 1990, who later died in 2016. Together they have three children.
Bob Fitzgerald Career
Fitzgerald rose to prominence on KNBR as the host of the 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. sports talk show “Sportsphone 68”. Fitzgerald co-hosted the Fitz and Brooks show on KNBR 680 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fitzgerald is in his 24th season as the Golden State Warriors’ play-by-play television announcer. Fitzgerald, in addition to announcing 71 Warriors games on NBC Sports Bay Area, also participates in the “Warriors Weekly Roundtable” and post-game radio talks during the basketball season. Since joining, the Warriors broadcast team has received 12 nominations and two Emmy Awards for “Best Live Sports Broadcasting,” including color commentator Jim Barnett, the organization’s top two. Fitzgerald has already been nominated for six Emmys.
Fitzgerald also worked as a play-by-play voice for Sega Sports and ESPN’s NBA Basketball (now NBA 2K) video game series for six years. Fitzgerald has been covering Olympic sports for over 20 years. He was the basketball play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports during the London 2012 Summer Olympics, and he also called in water polo coverage during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Fitzgerald broadcast NFL games on the Westwood One and Sports USA radio networks. He currently does preseason broadcasts for the San Francisco 49ers and was the play-by-play voice for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. Fitzgerald was selected to be a play-by-play announcer for TNT and NBA TV’s first-round coverage of the 2020 NBA Playoffs; he worked with Jim Jackson.
Bob Fitzgerald’s net worth
Bob has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
