Kevin Harlan is a prominent American sports announcer known for his play-by-play commentary on NFL, NBA, and college basketball games. He currently works for CBS and TNT. Harlan comes from a sports background; his father, Bob Harlan, was the President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers. He is a veteran broadcaster with 40 consecutive seasons announcing NFL games and 38 years announcing NBA games.
On June 21, 1960, Kevin Robert Harlan was born. He is the son of former Green Bay Packers President and CEO Bob Harlan.
On March 16, 2023, Furman won their first tournament game since 1980, with Kevin Harlan on the call.
In 1982, Kevin Harlan graduated from the University of Kansas with a broadcast journalism degree.
In 1982, at age 22, Kevin Harlan became the TV and radio voice of the NBA's Kansas City Kings.
In 1985, Kevin Harlan started calling games for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
From 1986, Kevin Harlan called football and basketball games for the University of Missouri.
In 1989, Kevin Harlan became the play-by-play voice of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
In 1993, Kevin Harlan stopped calling games for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
From 1994, Kevin Harlan called NFL for Fox.
In 1995, Kevin Harlan called the Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr. boxing match.
In 1996, Kevin Harlan joined Turner Sports to broadcast NBA playoff games.
In 1997, Kevin Harlan began calling games throughout the entire NBA season for Turner Sports.
On March 13, 1999, Kevin Harlan worked his first NCAA Tournament for CBS, covering first and second round games in the West Region in Seattle, featuring Gonzaga University's upset of Stanford.
In 2001, Kevin Harlan broadcast the CBS HD feed of Super Bowl XXXV.
Since 2003, Kevin Harlan has called the preseason games of his hometown Packers for the team's statewide television network.
Since 2005, Kevin Harlan has lent his voice to the NBA 2K video game series.
On May 12, 2008, Kevin Harlan was the play-by-play announcer for TNT's coverage of the NBA playoff game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics, where he famously exclaimed "LeBron James with no regard for human life!" after a dunk by James.
Until 2008, Kevin Harlan was the voice of Westwood One Radio's Final Four coverage of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
In 2009, Kevin Harlan became Westwood One's lead announcer for Monday Night Football and called his first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLV.
In 2009, Kevin Harlan became the lead NFL radio voice nationally for Westwood One and Monday Night Football. Since then, he has broadcast 14 consecutive Super Bowls on that platform.
On September 12, 2016, Kevin Harlan provided the radio play-by-play for Westwood One's coverage of the Monday Night Football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, where he famously described a fan running onto the field, a call Deadspin referred to as an "All Timer".
In 2017, Kevin Harlan was voted National Sportscaster of the Year by the NSMA.
On February 4, 2018, Kevin Harlan called Super Bowl LII on the radio for Westwood One when the Philadelphia Eagles ran the "Philly Special" trick play.
On May 12, 2019, Kevin Harlan was the play-by-play announcer for TNT's coverage of Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors, where he called Kawhi Leonard's dramatic buzzer-beating shot.
In September 2019, Kevin Harlan was inducted into the Notre Dame Academy High School Hall of Fame.
On November 4, 2019, Kevin Harlan provided the radio play-by-play for Westwood One's coverage of a Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants when a black cat ran onto the field.
On November 10, 2019, Kevin Harlan was the play-by-play announcer for a game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, where he called Lamar Jackson's impressive 47-yard touchdown run.
On December 29, 2019, Kevin Harlan commentated the Los Angeles Chargers at the Kansas City Chiefs game, when he began calling the Miami Dolphins at the New England Patriots game; with the Chiefs win and a New England loss, the Chiefs would claim a first-round bye.
In 2019, Kevin Harlan was inducted into the Hall of Fame of his alma mater, Our Lady of Premontre High School.
On February 7, 2021, during Super Bowl LV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kevin Harlan was the radio play-by-play announcer when he called a streaker running onto the field.
On March 16, 2023, Kevin Harlan called Furman's go-ahead 3-pointer against Virginia in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64, a call that went viral. Furman won the game 68-67.
In 2023, Kevin Harlan was again voted National Sportscaster of the Year.
On May 12, 2024, during Game 4 of the playoff series between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kevin Harlan made a call on Jamal Murray's buzzer beater attempt at the halftime buzzer.
In 2024, Kevin Harlan marked his 40th consecutive season doing NFL play-by-play and his 38th year doing NBA play-by-play.
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