Kenny Albert has grown into one of the biggest play-by-play announcers in sports. And yet, there are still career achievements that elude him.
Albert joined The Sports-Casters podcast to discuss a variety of topics, but when asked about hist future and what he still wants to accomplish, he had one goal still in mind.
“As play-by-play broadcasters, color analysts, sideline reporters, you’re always striving to work the biggest events,” Albert said. “I’ve been real fortunate with the Stanley Cup Final on radio for a number of years and then on television in 2021 for NBC and this coming year with Turner. Baseball playoffs. NBA Playoffs. On the football side, Divisional playoff games for many years.
“I called one Super Bowl. It was the world feed — the international feed — of Super Bowl XLVI. That’s the goal, still, after all these years. Would I love to call another Super Bowl? Absolutely. On a major network for the first time, there’s nothing more that I would love to do than add that to the resume, along with the Stanley Cup Final, hopefully for a long, long time.”
Albert currently announces NFL games for FOX, as he’s paired with color analyst Jonathan Vilma, and sideline reporter Shannon Spake. He is the longest tenured FOX NFL announcer, joining the network for its inaugural season televising the league in 1994.
