Brian Kenny Biography
Brian Kenny is an American Emmy Award-winning Host, Reporter, and Author working for MLB Network as a studio host. He also serves at DAZN and Fox Sports as a boxing play-by-play announcer. He has also worked for ESPN and NBC Sports Radio.
Brian Kenny Age
Kenny was born on October 18, 1963, in New York City, New York, United States. He is therefore 60 years old as of 2023. He celebrates his birthday on the 18th of October every year.
Brian Kenny Height
Kenny stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 0 inches.
Brian Kenny Family
Kenny has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Kenny has any siblings.
Brian Kenny Wife / Children
Kenny is a married man and his spouse is Nicole Jacqueline Desy. The couple takes great pride in being dad and mom to their 5 kids, whose identities are under review.
Brian Kenny Net Worth
Kenny has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Host and Reporter.
Brian Kenny Salary
As an MLB studio host, Kenny earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Brian Kenny Education
Kenny is a proud 1985 alumnus (magna cum laude) of the New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, New York. He is also a graduate of St. John’s University, where he attended nearly 1 year (from 1981 to 1982).
Brian Kenny Career
Kenny serves at MLB Network as a studio host, appearing in many MLB’s programs such as “MLB Now” (an analytics-focused panel show), “MLB Tonight”, and special event coverage. Kenny also hosts “Top 10 Right Now” (an off-season countdown series). On the show “MLB Now”, Kenny and his co-hosts talk about the newest news and what’s happening in baseball. They get opinions from baseball writers, stats experts, announcers, and people who used to play or manage teams.
Before joining MLB Network, Kenny served at ESPN. There he did a bunch of things like hosting the SportsCenter at 6 PM, hosting ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights, and having his own show “The Brian Kenny Show” on ESPN Radio. Before that, Kenny worked as a host on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight and won a Sports Emmy in the year 2003. He also did play-by-play for the World Baseball Classic and ESPN’s Wednesday Night Baseball. Additionally, he served as a host of ESPN’s report on the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, New York.
In the year 2004, Kenny got the “Media Personality of the Year” title from SI.com. Then, in the following year, he won the Sam Taub Award, which the Boxing Writers Association of America gives to the “Boxing Broadcaster of the Year”. Kenny also played himself in a few movies, like “Resurrecting the Champ” in the year 2007, “Rocky Balboa” in the year 2006, and “Brockmire” (an IFC series) in the year 2017.
Before Kenny went to ESPN, he served at WTZA-TV in Kingston, New York as a Sports Director for nearly a decade (from 1986 and 1997). While there, he was awarded 5 Associated Press Awards for Journalistic Excellence and 11 New York State Broadcasters Association Awards. For a year (1985-1986), Kenny served at WLIG-TV in Riverhead, New York as a sports anchor.
Brian Kenny MLB Network
Kenny is working at MLB Network alongside other famous MLB analysts, hosts, and commentators such as;
- Yonder Alonso
- Greg Amsinger
- Rubén Amaro Jr.
- A.J. Andrews
- Alex Avila
- Bob Costas
- Ron Darling
- Ryan Dempster
- Mark DeRosa
- Robert Flores
- Cliff Floyd
- Peter Gammons
- Lauren Gardner
- Jon Heyman
Brian Kenny Book
Besides being a sports journalist and host, Kenny is also an author. He has written the book “Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution”, which she released in the year 2016. The book won the National SABR Research Award in the year 2017.
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