Bob Fitzgerald | |
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 Fitzgerald in 2011 | |
| Born | Robert James Fitzgerald 1966 (age 58–59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Team | Golden State Warriors |
| Genre | Play-by-play |
| Sport | Basketball |
Robert James Fitzgerald (born 1966)[2] is an American sports broadcaster who is currently theTVplay-by-play announcer for the NBA'sGolden State Warriors onNBC Sports Bay Area[3] and was a co-host of the radio talk showFitz and Brooks onKNBR with Rod Brooks.
Born inChicago, Fitzgerald moved toFoster City at age six in 1972. Fitzgerald graduated fromSerra High School in nearby San Mateo and theUniversity of Notre Dame. Fitzgerald also earned a master's degree in sports management fromOhio State University. While at Notre Dame, he worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fighting Irish football and basketball on campus radio stationWVFI.[2]
Fitzgerald gained notoriety onKNBR as the host of the 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. sports talk show, “Sportsphone 68."
Fitzgerald was a co-host of theFitz and Brooks show from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. onKNBR 680.
Fitzgerald is currently in his 24th season as television play-by-play announcer for theGolden State Warriors. In addition to announcing 71 Warriors games on NBC Sports Bay Area, Fitzgerald also continues to maintain an active role on the "Warriors Weekly Roundtable" and postgame radio shows throughout the basketball season. Since his arrival, the Warriors broadcast team, including color commentatorJim Barnett, has received 12 nominations and won two Emmys for "Best Live Sports Broadcast," the initial two for the organization. Fitzgerald has previously received six Emmy nominations for "Best On-Camera" and was awarded the Emmy for "Best On-Camera, Play-by-Play Sports" for Northern California in 2007 and 2014.[3]
Fitzgerald also spent six years as the play-by-play voice for Sega Sports and ESPN's NBA Basketball (nowNBA 2K) video game series.[3]
Fitzgerald has over 20 years of experience broadcasting Olympic sports. He was the play-by-play basketball announcer covering the London2012 Summer Olympics forNBC Sports[4] and called NBC Sports coverage ofwater polo at the Beijing2008 Summer Olympics.[5] Fitzgerald was the radio broadcaster covering basketball at the Athens2004 Summer Olympics and also called swimming at the Atlanta1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
Fitzgerald has calledNational Football League games for theWestwood One andSports USA radio networks. He currently handlesSan Francisco 49ers preseason broadcasts and served as the play-by-play voice for the Arena Football League'sSan Jose SaberCats, an organization which is now defunct.[3]
Fitzgerald was selected to be a play-by-play announcer forTNT andNBA TV's first round coverage of the2020 NBA playoffs; he worked with Jim Jackson.[6][7]
When Bob Fitzgerald was 9 years old, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. His family had just moved from Chicago to San Francisco. "The Golden State Warriors were playing the Chicago Bulls in the Western Conference finals in 1975," said Fitzgerald...
