Bob Fitzgerald facts for kids
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Bob Fitzgerald
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Fitzgerald in 2011
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Robert James Fitzgerald
1966 (age 58–59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Carol Kenney
(m. 1990; died 2016) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Team(s) | Golden State Warriors |
| Genre(s) | Play-by-play |
| Sports | Basketball |
Robert James Fitzgerald, born in 1966, is a famous American sports announcer. He is best known as the TV voice for the Golden State Warriors, a professional basketball team. He describes all the exciting plays during their games on NBC Sports Bay Area. He also used to co-host a radio show called Fitz and Brooks on KNBR.
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About Bob Fitzgerald
Early Life and Education
Bob Fitzgerald was born in Chicago, Illinois. When he was six years old, in 1972, his family moved to Foster City, California. He went to Serra High School in San Mateo. After high school, he studied at the University of Notre Dame. He also earned a master's degree in sports management from Ohio State University. While at Notre Dame, he started his broadcasting career. He was a play-by-play announcer for the school's football and basketball games on the campus radio station, WVFI.
Working with the Golden State Warriors
Bob Fitzgerald has been the television play-by-play announcer for the Golden State Warriors for over 24 seasons! He describes the action for many Warriors games on NBC Sports Bay Area. He also takes part in other Warriors shows, like the "Warriors Weekly Roundtable" and postgame radio shows.
The Warriors broadcast team, which includes color commentator Jim Barnett, has won many awards. They have received 12 nominations and won two Emmys for "Best Live Sports Broadcast." Bob Fitzgerald himself has been nominated six times for "Best On-Camera" announcer. He won the Emmy for "Best On-Camera, Play-by-Play Sports" for Northern California in both 2007 and 2014.
Besides live games, Fitzgerald also worked on video games for six years. He was the play-by-play voice for Sega Sports and ESPN's NBA Basketball video game series, which is now known as NBA 2K.
Other Broadcasting Work
Bob Fitzgerald has a lot of experience broadcasting different sports.
- Olympic Games: He has covered the Olympic Games for over 20 years!
- At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he was the play-by-play basketball announcer for NBC Sports.
- He also called water polo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
- In 2004, he was the radio broadcaster for basketball at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.
- He even called swimming events at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics.
- NFL Games: Fitzgerald has announced National Football League (NFL) games for radio networks like Westwood One and Sports USA. He also calls preseason games for the San Francisco 49ers.
- NBA Playoffs: In 2020, Bob Fitzgerald was chosen to be a play-by-play announcer for the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. He worked for TNT and NBA TV alongside Jim Jackson.
