Marv Albert is a retired American sportscaster. He was known as “the voice of basketball” and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions. He was also known as “the voice of the New York Knicks”. Albert worked as the lead announcer for NBA games on TNT for Turner Sports until the end of the 2020-21 season.
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How old is Marv Albert?-Age
He is 81 years old as of June 2022. Marv was born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig on June 12, 1941, in New York City, United States of America.
Marv Albert Family
He was born and raised in New York City, United States, by his parents. However, we were unable to learn anything about his family because no such information was available to the public. As a result, her parents’ identities are unknown. It’s also unknown whether he has siblings.
Who is Marv Albert’s wife?- Married- Son
Stephanopoulos is seemingly unmarried. He has also remained silent and extremely private with his dating private life on social media. Thus, making it difficult to know if he is in a relationship or single.
Marv Albert Retirement – Career
Albert began his career as a ball boy for the New York Knicks before working his first Knicks game as a broadcaster on WCBS Radio on January 27, 1963. Marty Glickman, his mentor, was away in Europe, so he stepped in. The game was at the Boston Garden against the Celtics. Albert was the radio and television voice of the New York Knicks for 37 years before being fired by James L. Dolan, the chairman of the MSG Network and Cablevision, after criticizing the team’s poor play on-air in 2004.
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Albert was the lead play-by-play broadcaster for the NBA on NBC from 1990 to 2002, calling every NBA Finals except 1998, 1999, and 2000, which were called by Bob Costas following Albert’s arrest for sexual assault. Albert returned to his previous role for the 2000-2001 season, calling Game 4 of the 2002 NBA Finals, the final NBA telecast on NBC. During his time on NBC, Albert continued to call local MSG Network telecasts for the New York Knicks and began calling national games for TNT in 1999. When he regained his position as NBC’s lead broadcaster, he continued to call play-by-play for both networks.
Albert hosts a basketball-themed interview show on NBA TV, which is also broadcast on YES. In 1988, Albert hosted the NBA Entertainment VHS tape Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers. Albert has also provided the play-by-play voice for EA Sports’ NBA Live video game series since 2003, a role he held until NBA Live 10. Albert announced NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship tournament games from 2011 to 2015, as a result of CBS handing over some of its tournament coverage to Turner Sports. Albert and Turner Sports announced in February 2016 that he would no longer call NCAA Tournament basketball games, citing the difficulty of calling four games in one day during the first round, and a total of six matches.
Albert appeared on David Letterman’s late-night talk show for NBC and CBS 53 times. Every time Albert appeared, he brought a collection of sports bloopers and outstanding plays that he narrated and dubbed the “Albert Achievement Awards.” The bloopers were accompanied by “12th Street Rag.” On Yahoo! Sports, Albert was ranked 14th on David J. Halberstam’s list of the Top 50 All-Time Network Television Sports Announcers. He appears on Roger Waters’ 1992 album, Amused to Death, on “Perfect Sense, Part II,” commenting on a military attack in the style of a sports report. Albert’s voice can be heard in the video game NBA Jam.
Marv Albert Salary
His salary is estimated at 2 million dollars annually.
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He has an estimated net worth of 25 million dollars.
