Kevin Harlan was born on 21 June 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA; ex-Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan is his father. He is a television and radio sports announcer, best known as a broadcaster for NFL, NBA and NCAA basketball games.
A renowned broadcaster, how wealthy is Kevin Harlan? According to sources in mid-2017, Harlan’s fortune reaches $1 million, his net worth has been amassed during his broadcasting career which began in the early ‘80s.
Kevin Harlan Net Worth $1 million
Harlan grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, but attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 1982 with a degree in broadcast journalism. After being guided by ex- Super Bowl and Kansas City Chiefs play-by-play voice Tom Hedrick through sportscasting classes, he got his start in broadcasting at the age of 22, becoming the radio and television voice of the NBA’s Kansas City Kings – today’s Sacramento Kings – basketball team. He then spent one year as a basketball announcer for the University of Kansas. All contributed to starting his net worth.
In 1985 Harlan began calling games for the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, a position he held for nine seasons until 1993. In the meantime, he also called games for the University of Missouri in both football and basketball, from 1986 to 1989, all of which enabled him to achieve a great amount of popularity in the world of sports, and also made his wealth significantly larger.
In 1989 he began to serve as the play-by-play voice of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, holding that position until 1998, also calling games on the Timberwolves Television Network and handling play-by-play duties for TNT and TBS during their NBA playoff coverage. His net worth grew further.
Harlan called NFL action for NBC in 1991 and college football for ESPN in 1992–93, then after leaving ESPN, he spent four seasons as a play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports’ coverage of the NFL, from 1994 to 1997. He also called college football and basketball, and championship boxing for the Mutual Broadcasting System. All added to his fortune.
In 1996 he began announcing NBA playoff games for Turner Sports, then two years later he joined CBS as a play-by-play announcer for their NFL broadcast team. During this time he also called basketball games from the 1998 Goodwill Games, and several college football Bowl games. Additionally, he called the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers preseason games, so his involvement in all these jobs improved his net worth in a great way.
Aside from his broadcasting career, Harlan has also served as video game voice over actor, providing his voice for the game series NBA 2K and NFL QB Club 2002 for Acclaim Sports, which also increased his wealth.
Harlan, a veteran football and basketball broadcaster famous for his lines ‘he just sucked the gravity out of the building’ and ‘with no regard for human life’, has contributed to radio and television in a great way. This has enabled him to establish himself as one of the world’s most popular announcers, and has brought him an significant net worth.
When it comes to his private life, Harlan has been married to Ann since 1987, with whom he has four children. The family reside in Mission Hills, Kansas.
