Kevin Harlan Biography
Kevin Harlan is a renowned American television and radio sports broadcaster. Being the son of former Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan, Harlan broadcasts NFL, NBA, and college basketball games on CBS and is a play-by-play announcer for the NBA on TNT. Harlan served as the voice of Westwood One Radio’s Final Four coverage until 2018.
Harlan began his career in 1982 as the TV and radio voice of the NBA Kansas City Kings. During his college life, he showed interest in anchoring and also worked as the announcer of basketball during his post-graduate program.
He worked for ESPN from 1992 to 1993 and joined the FOX channel in 1994. He also became the NFL announcer from 1994 to 1997. Harlan covered the NBA playoff games and also worked as an announcer for Turner Sports. He later joined CBS in 1998 and worked there as a play-by-play announcer.
In addition, Harlan was hired as a basketball announcer for the Goodwill Games in the same year. He covered a variety of Bowl games, Green Bay Packers pre-season games on WBBM-TV, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, and many more.
In 2009, he started serving as the lead play-by-play announcer for “Monday Night Football” on Westwood One Radio, covering the Super Bowl XLV.
In addition to his journalism work, he has been providing his voice in the “2K” series of NBA video games since 2006. He provided his voice to the video game “NFL QB Club 2002” for Acclaim Sports.
Kevin Harlan Age
How old is Kevin Harlan? Harlan is 63 years old as of 2023. She was born on June 21, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on the 21st of June every year, and her zodiac sign is Cancer.
Kevin Harlan Height | Weight
Kevin Harlan has a height of 6 ft. 3 inches and has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair. However, his shoe size, dress size, weight, etc. are not available.
Kevin Harlan Family | Parents | Siblings
Kevin was born to his father, Bob Harlan, who is known to have been the executive officer of Green Bay Packers, and his mother, Madeline Harlan. He spent his childhood in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he was raised alongside two siblings, Bryan Harlan and Linda Harlan.
Kevin Harlan Education
He attended Our Lady of Premontre High School and was interested in broadcasting. Kevin started working for WGBP, a high school radio station, calling play-by-play for different teams – basketball, ice hockey, and soccer. He then attended the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where he graduated in 1982 with a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Kevin Harlan Wife | Married | Daughter
Harlan has been married to his wife Ann Harlan for over 30 years, and together they have four children. Their daughter, Olivia, is a sideline reporter for ESPN and is married to NBA player Sam Dekker, also born in Wisconsin (in Sheboygan).
Olivia Harlan is an American sportscaster, currently working as a sideline reporter for ESPN College Football, the NFL on Westwood One Sports, and Big Ten Network basketball.
Kevin Harlan Net Worth | Salary
Harlan has an estimated net worth of around $1 million. His income is mainly from his successful career as a broadcast journalist. In addition, he also earns around $400k a year as a salary.
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