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American journalist
Karl Ravech
Born 1964 or 1965 (age 59) Nationality American Education Occupation Sportscaster Years active 1986–present Notable credit(s)
ESPN
WHTM-TV
WBNG-TV Title SportsCenter anchor, Baseball Tonight host, golf commentator
Karl Ravech (; born 1964 or 1965 (age 59))
[1] is an American
journalist who works as the primary play by play commentator for
Sunday Night Baseball on
ESPN .
[2]
Early life and education
Ravech is a native of
Needham, Massachusetts .
[3] He received a bachelor's degree in communications from
Ithaca College in 1987 and a master's degree in management and leadership from
Binghamton University in 1990.
[4]
[5]
Career
Early work
Ravech worked at
WBNG-TV , in
Binghamton, New York , as a sports anchor/reporter from 1987 to 1990, and then
WHTM-TV in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , from 1990-1993 in a similar role.
[6]
ESPN
Ravech has worked for
ESPN since 1993,
[4] appearing primarily on
SportsCenter and
Baseball Tonight . Since 2006, Ravech has provided commentary for ESPN and ABC's coverage of the Little League World Series in
Williamsport, Pennsylvania .
[4] He has also done commentary for the
College World Series ,
golf ,
college basketball , and ESPN's
KBO League coverage during
2020 .
[4] He also appears as the Baseball Tonight host in the
2K Sports
video game ,
Major League Baseball 2K5 .
[7]
Ravech with the West Point Cadets on March 31, 2011.
Timeline
Personal life
Ravech suffered a heart attack in November 1998.
[8] Ravech's son Sam, at the age of 22, became the youngest play-by-play broadcaster on ESPN after calling a Tulane men's basketball game on November 22, 2017.
[9]
References
^ Greenidge, Jim (April 10, 1995). "Ravech Is Keeping His Eye on the Ball".
The Boston Globe . p. 39. Ravech, 30, is the host of Baseball Tonight , the 30-minute 10:30 P.M. and midnight daily ESPN offering that recently began its sixth season.
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"Karl Ravech"
Archived May 2, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine . espnmediazone3.com. November 17, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ Kuc, Chris (August 27, 2021).
"Q&A: Karl Ravech on Career Journey, Life-Changing Moment, Calling LLWS" . Sports Section . Retrieved October 9, 2022 . I played run-around games growing up in Needham, Massachusetts...
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a
b
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"Karl Ravech - ESPN Press Room" .
ESPN . Retrieved October 9, 2022 .
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"Notable Alumni" . Binghamton University Alumni Associtation. Retrieved October 9, 2022 .
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"Karl Ravech" . ESPN . Retrieved November 25, 2022 .
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"ESPN Major League Baseball 2K5"
Archived September 2, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine . gamefront.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ Rothbaum, Noah.
"I'm A Runner: Karl Ravech"
Archived April 2, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine ,
Runner's World , April 1, 2008. Retrieved on March 24, 2015.
^ Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond.
"Sam Ravech, son of ESPN's Karl Ravech, joining Squirrels broadcast team" . Richmond Times-Dispatch .
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Jayson Stark (Reporter, 2000–2017)
Pedro Gomez (2004–2021)
Steve Phillips (Lead Analyst, 2005–2009)
Eric Young Sr. (Analyst, 2007–2009)
Dallas Braden (Analyst, 2014-2017)
Doug Glanville (Analyst, 2010-2017)
Dusty Baker (Analyst, 2007)
Aaron Boone (2010–2017)
Larry Bowa (Analyst, 2005)
Jeff Brantley (Analyst, 2002–2006)
Dave Campbell (Lead Analyst, 1990–2004)
Rob Dibble (Analyst, 1998–2004)
Orel Hershiser (2006–2013)
Ray Knight (Analyst, 1998–2003)
John Kruk (Lead Analyst, 2004–2016)
Barry Larkin (Lead Analyst, 2011-2014)
Mike Macfarlane (Analyst, 1999)
Tino Martinez (Analyst, 2006)
Brian McRae (Analyst, 2000–2005)
Harold Reynolds (Lead Analyst, 1996–2006)
Bill Robinson (Analyst, 1990–1991)
Buck Showalter (Lead Analyst, 2001–2002, 2008–2010)
Gary Miller (Lead Host, 1990–1995)
Dave Marash (Host, 1990)
Rich Eisen (Host, 1996–2002)
Brian Kenny (Host, 2003)
Chris Myers (Host, 1991–1995)
Steve Berthiaume (2003–2005, 2007–2012)
Scott Reiss (Host, 2006)
Eduardo Pérez (Analyst, 2007–2011)
Orestes Destrade (Analyst, 2005–2010)
Bobby Valentine (Lead Analyst, 2003, 2009–2011)
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