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When Kenny Albert was growing up, family gatherings sounded a lot like a dispatch from the first all-sports radio station. There was his father, Marv, whose voice shaped the sound of modern basketball, and there too were his uncles Al and Steve—a trio of professional play-by-play men with a listenership…

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Kenny Albert is one of the most recognizable voices in sports.

He has called more than 3,000 broadcasts, including the National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and the Olympic Games. The son of a sports broadcasting legend, Marv Albert, Kenny takes along his life’s journey.

His passion for sportscasting comes through loud and clear and serves as inspiration for each of us, no matter the passions that we are pursuing.

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