Steve Burton Biography
Steve Burton is the Sports Director for WBZ-TV and WSBK-TV in Boston. Burton began working as a sports anchor and reporter for the New England Sports Network (NESN) in 1993, hosting the Boston Red Sox’s pre and postgame shows.
Steve Burton Age
Steve was born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, in the United States of America.
Steve Burton Education
He is a Northwestern University graduate and former quarterback with a bachelor of science in communications and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism.
Steve Burton Family
Steve was born and raised in the United States. He is the son of former Boston Patriots player Ron Burton.
Steve Burton Wife
He lives in the Boston area with his wife Virginia and four children. Kayla for Lehigh University and Kendall for Villanova University are two of his daughters who have played NCAA Division I basketball. His daughter, Veronica, was selected seventh overall in the 2022 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings. His son, Austin, graduated from UCLA and is now a quarterback for the Purdue Boilers.
Steve Burton Career
Burton worked as a sports anchor and reporter for New England Sports Network (NESN) in 1993, where he hosted the Boston Red Sox’s pre and postgame shows. Burton joined WBZ-TV in 1994, where he is currently the sports director and lead anchor. He also hosts the weekly shows Sports Final, Patriots Game Day, All Access, and The Patriots 5th Quarter Show. Burton is also a frequent guest on WEEI’s The Big Show at various times of year. Burton, nicknamed “vest” for his smart attire, is occasionally chastised for arriving late on the radio and is also mocked for his appetite, having eaten nine enormous slices of pizza on the air during a 2009 broadcast.Burton became WBZ’s sports director when Bob Lobel was fired in April 2008.
Burton is a friend of controversial former baseball player Jose Canseco, and he has featured Canseco on an occasional weekend show he hosts on WEEI, most notably on October 14, 2007, during the New England Patriots’ game against the Dallas Cowboys, though the football game was never mentioned because the topic was baseball’s ongoing steroids controversy. Burton has also scheduled interviews with Canseco for WEEI. Burton works at the Ron Burton Training Village, a five-week sports program for inner-city adolescents. In 2003, he received the MIAA/Ron Burton Community Service Award. He also serves on the boards of various children’s charities, including the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Steve Burton Net Worth
Burton has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.