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American journalist
Karl Ravech
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Born
| 1964 or 1965 (age 59?60)
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Nationality
| American
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Education
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Occupation
| Sportscaster
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Years active
| 1986?present
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Notable credit(s)
| ESPN
WHTM-TV
WBNG-TV
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Title
| SportsCenter
anchor,
Baseball Tonight
host, golf commentator
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Karl Ravech
(
; born 1964 or 1965)
[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
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Ravech grew up in
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
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Early work
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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
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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]
Timeline
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Personal life
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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
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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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a
b
"Karl Ravech"
Archived
May 2, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
. espnmediazone3.com. November 17, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
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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
c
d
"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.
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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.
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Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond (February 7, 2017).
"Sam Ravech, son of ESPN's Karl Ravech, joining Squirrels broadcast team"
.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
.
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Executives
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U.S. networks
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Linear TV
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Part-time
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Radio
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International
| Japan
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Latin America
| Panregional
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Brazil
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Caribbean
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Netherlands
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Oceania
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Co-owned Canadian
sports networks
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Ventures
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Defunct ventures
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Sports broadcasting rights
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Other properties
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Notable personalities
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Miscellaneous
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Hosts
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Analysts
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Reporters
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Correspondents
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Former
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- Chris Berman
(1990?2016)
- Peter Gammons
(Lead Reporter, 1990?2009)
- 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 Perez
(Analyst, 2007?2011)
- Orestes Destrade
(Analyst, 2005?2010)
- Bobby Valentine
(Lead Analyst, 2003, 2009?2011)
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