Practically 20 years in the past, Kevin Burkhardt was in New Jersey promoting Chevys, attempting to make ends meet along with his sportscasting profession in impartial.
He finally obtained a break with WCBS and WFAN Radio earlier than ending up because the Mets’ sideline reporter for SNY. This led to Fox Sports activities, the place he has been the host of the World Sequence and its No. 2 NFL play-by-player.
Now, Burkhardt might be named the No. 1 voice on Fox’s NFL video games, The Put up has discovered. Burkhardt and Fox are finalizing a brand new long-term contract, in accordance with sources, that can make him the voice of the community’s Tremendous Bowls.
This implies Burkhardt might be on the decision for 2 of the following three Tremendous Bowls, together with Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
Fox Sports activities declined remark.
Burkhardt is changing Joe Buck. After practically three a long time, which included 24 World Sequence and 6 Tremendous Bowls, Buck left Fox to hitch Troy Aikman on ESPN’s “Monday Night time Soccer.” Whereas Fox needed to maintain Buck – it provided him a brand new $12 million a yr deal – the community felt assured that Burkhardt could possibly be its reply. Now, he might be.
Whom Burkhardt will crew with on the No. 1 NFL crew stays to be seen. A number one candidate is Greg Olsen. In a well-received rookie yr, Olsen partnered with Burkhardt on Fox’s No. 2 crew behind Buck and Aikman.
Whereas Olsen is a high candidate, he isn't assured the spot, as Fox has been decided to take a look at all candidates. It made overtures to Tom Brady, in accordance with sources, previous to Brady returning to soccer.
Burkhardt, 48, graduated from William Paterson in 1997 with the hopes of being a sportscaster. Burkhardt spent 4 years calling minor league baseball and eight years working at 1,000-watt WFHT (1500 AM) in New Jersey.
Round 2004-05, he obtained his first massive break doing updates as a part-timer on WCBS-Radio. At the moment, he wanted to make more cash and picked up the facet gig promoting vehicles. His boss in Pine Belt, New Jersey’s Chevy dealership, Mike Trebino, allowed him to have versatile hours to proceed on WCBS.
“He let me work within the automotive dealership to pay the mortgage,” Burkhardt instructed The Put up in 2007.
After seven months of promoting vehicles, WFAN’s program director on the time, Eric Spitz, made it so Burkhardt was employed full-time by the station. This led to the Mets’ sideline gig in 2007, the place Burkhardt was virtually universally beloved.
In 2013, Fox Sports activities employed him, which finally led to internet hosting the World Sequence. And now, Burkhardt might be watched by round 100 million viewers on Tremendous Bowl Sunday.
With Buck gone, Fox may also want a World Sequence play-by-play alternative. Joe Davis is the main candidate to crew with analyst John Smoltz in October.
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