Robert James Fitzgerald was born on 1966 and is an American sports broadcaster who is currently the TV play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Golden State Warriors on NBC Sports Bay Area and was a co-host of the radio talk show Fitz and Brooks on KNBR with Rod Brooks.
12 Facts About Bob Fitzgerald
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Bob Fitzgerald graduated from Serra High School in nearby San Mateo and the University of Notre Dame.
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Bob Fitzgerald earned a master's degree in sports management from Ohio State University.
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Bob Fitzgerald is currently in his 24th season as television play-by-play announcer for the Golden State Warriors.
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Bob Fitzgerald has previously received six Emmy nominations for "Best On-Camera" and was awarded the Emmy for "Best On-Camera, Play-by-Play Sports" for Northern California in 2007 and 2014.
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Bob Fitzgerald spent six years as the play-by-play voice for Sega Sports and ESPN's NBA Basketball video game series.
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Bob Fitzgerald has over 20 years of experience broadcasting Olympic sports.
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Bob Fitzgerald was the play-by-play basketball announcer covering the London 2012 Summer Olympics for NBC Sports and called NBC Sports coverage of water polo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Bob Fitzgerald was the radio broadcaster covering basketball at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics and called swimming at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Bob Fitzgerald has called National Football League games for the Westwood One and Sports USA radio networks.
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Bob Fitzgerald was selected to be a play-by-play announcer for TNT and NBA TV's first round coverage of the 2020 NBA playoffs; he worked with Jim Jackson.
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Bob Fitzgerald was criticized for unprofessionally discrediting Nuggets guard Austin Rivers' ability by questioning the origin of his contract.