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==Early life==
Albert's parents gave him a [[tape recorder]] for his fifth birthday to practice his broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/like-father-like-son-kenny-albert-talks-about-growing-up-with-legendary-dad_b56137|title=New York Media Jobs - Jobs in NYC|website=www.mediabistro.com|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> On his sixth birthday in [[1974–75 New York Rangers season|1974]], his father took him along to a [[New York Rangers]] game. One of the statisticians had to leave in the middle of the game, so Albert got to do the stats for the rest of the game. At 14, he became the official statistician for the Rangers on the radio. At 16, he wrote content for the Rangers program. Aside from his [[Marv Albert|father]], his idol was [[Vancouver Canucks]] play-by-play broadcaster [[Jim Robson]]. From 1981 to 1986, Albert, growing up in [[Sands Point, New York|Sands Point]], covered high school sports for the ''Port Washington News''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101019041635/http://antonnews.com/portwashingtonnews.html Port Washington News]</ref> at Paul D. Schreiber High School, an [[Anton Community Newspapers]] publication.<ref>[http://www.antonnews.com/hicksvilleillustratednews/news/11640-the-voice-of-a-generation-rangers-kenny-albert.html The Voice of a Generation: Rangers’ Kenny Albert] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114112533/http://antonnews.com/hicksvilleillustratednews/news/11640-the-voice-of-a-generation-rangers-kenny-albert.html |date=2010-11-14 }}. Antonnews.com (2010-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-01-08.</ref>
Albert graduated from [[New York University]]<ref name="nytimes1996">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/11/style/kenny-albert-barbara-r-wolf.html|title=Kenny Albert, Barbara R. Wolf|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 August 1996|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> in 1990<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://preview.msg.com/television/kenny-albert.html |title=MSG.com - Kenny Albert |access-date=2012-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720161633/http://preview.msg.com/television/kenny-albert.html |archive-date=2012-07-20 }}</ref> with a degree in broadcasting and journalism. He was a member of the [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] fraternity. Albert worked in the sports department at [[WNYU]] radio. While working there he was able to pick up his quick responses while announcing local games.
==Broadcasting career==
Albert is the primary radio and occasional TV voice of the
Previously, When Fox had the network contract for the [[National Hockey League]] in the 1990s, Albert also worked on ''[[NHL on Fox|Fox NHL Saturday]]'' telecasts. Albert previously did play-by-play for the ''[[NHL on NBC]]'' and formerly with [[NHL on Versus|Versus]] (now called NBCSN). Albert called Game 1 of the [[2014 Stanley Cup Finals]] for NBC, filling in for [[Mike Emrick]], who was dealing with a death in the family.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=NBCSportsPR|author=NBC Sports PR|number=473322719812288512|date=2 June 2014|title=@KennyAlbert will call Gm 1 of Stanley Cup Final on Wed on NBC. Doc Emrick is dealing w a death in the family. He will return for Games 2-7}}</ref> He has done work for [[NBC]]'s [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] [[NBC Olympic broadcasts|coverage]], as a play-by-play announcer for men's and women's [[ice hockey]] at every [[Winter Olympic Games]] since [[Salt Lake City]] in [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]].
Albert has also done [[college basketball]] for [[ESPN|ESPN Plus]] and is a substitute play-by-play announcer for televised [[New York Knicks]] games on [[MSG (TV network)|MSG Network]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> For the 2011 playoffs, Albert broadcast for two playoff teams in the same market, doing the play-by-play for the
Albert was the play-by-play announcer for the [[2015 American League Division Series]] between the [[2015 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] and the [[2015 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]]. In the top of the 7th inning of Game 5, he helped explain the rule regarding the errant throw by Toronto Blue Jays catcher [[Russell Martin (baseball)|Russell Martin]], which resulted in Texas scoring the go-ahead run. In the bottom of the inning, he called [[José Bautista|Jose Bautista]]'s [[José Bautista's bat flip|go-ahead home run]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UdsVO7HaJg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/-UdsVO7HaJg| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|title=Jose Bautista hammers go-ahead three-run shot in ALDS Game 5, delivers epic bat flip|last=MLB|date=14 October 2015|access-date=1 April 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 2016, Albert was nominated for the [[Sports Emmy Award]] for [[Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play]] in a list that included fellow Fox and NBC colleagues [[Kevin Burkhardt]], eventual winner
After Emrick's retirement, Albert became NBC's lead play-by-play announcer for the [[2020–21 NHL season]], paired with Emrick's long-time partner [[Eddie Olczyk]], having previously filled
Albert is a frequent guest on
===Four sports in four days===
On October 25, 2009, Albert called the play-by-play of the [[2009 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] – [[2009 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] NFL game for
==Personal life==
Albert currently resides in New Jersey with his wife of 20 years, Barbara (Wolf), and their two daughters, Amanda and Sydney. Albert was introduced to his wife by close friend and [[Baltimore]] sports reporter, Jerry Coleman.<ref name="FOX bio">{{cite web|url=
Albert has frequently cited his love of all sports, but mainly hockey and basketball.
Kenny Albert released his first book, an autobiography entitled "A Mic For All Seasons", on October 10, 2023, with Triumph Publishing. The book documents his 30 years of broadcasting, citing stories about his career rise, relationships with broadcasters and athletes, and his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scatteredbooks.com/book-reviews/a-mic-for-all-seasons-by-kenny-albert/|title=A Mic For All Seasons Reviewed|website=www.scatteredbooks.com|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
==Career timeline==
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*1992–1995: [[Washington Capitals]] – play-by-play on [[NBC Sports Washington]]
*1993–1994: ''[[ESPN National Hockey Night|NHL on ESPN2]]'' – play-by-play
*1994–1995,
*1994–present: ''[[NFL on Fox]]'' – play-by-play
*1995–1999: ''[[NHL on Fox]]'' – play-by-play<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
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*2009–present: [[New York Knicks]] – fill-in television play-by-play
*2010: [[2010 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] – hockey play-by-play
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*2011: ''[[NHL on Versus]]'' – playoffs play-by-play
*2012–2021: ''[[NHL on NBC]] –'' secondary play-by-play and then lead play-by-play
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*2021–present: ''[[NHL on TNT]]'' - Lead play-by-play
*2022: [[2022 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] - hockey play-by-play
==Books==
* {{cite book |first1=Kenny |last1=Albert |title=A Mic for All Seasons |publisher=Triumph Books |date=October 10, 2023 |isbn=9781637272176}}
==References==
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