Kenneth Louis Korach was born on January 30,1952 and is an American sports commentator for the Oakland Athletics and published author.
21 Facts About Ken Korach
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Ken Korach went on to attend San Diego State University for college, where he worked on the school's newspaper, before he transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Ken Korach joined San Jose State University in 1985, and broadcast for the San Jose State Spartans football and men's basketball teams.
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Ken Korach joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to broadcast UNLV Rebels football and basketball games.
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Ken Korach remained with the football team through 1995 and continued with the basketball team until 2004.
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Ken Korach worked mainly weekend games for the White Sox when John Rooney traveled to call the CBS Radio Game of the Week.
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Ken Korach joined the Oakland Athletics in 1996, replacing long-time sportscaster Lon Simmons.
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Ken Korach was promoted to lead announcer for the Athletics after the 2005 season to replace King, who died in October 2005.
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Ken Korach co-authored his second book with Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, If These Walls Could Talk, Oakland A's, published by Triumph Books in March of 2019.
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On May 9,2010, Ken Korach was the commentator for the conclusion of A's pitcher Dallas Braden's perfect game.
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Ken Korach told Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Ron Kantowski that although everyone in the ballpark was aware of what was going on, the words "perfect game" weren't used in the broadcast until the eighth inning.
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Ken Korach is the founder of the Oakland Athletics' "A's Winning for the Community" program.
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Ken Korach had previously heard of trouble at Oakland Technical High School, the alma mater of former A's outfielder and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum member Rickey Henderson.
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Ken Korach personally donated $5,000 to the Field of Dreams project, which ultimately succeeded, and Korach gave the dedication speech on April 4,2008.
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Ken Korach has been honored by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association twice in his career.
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Ken Korach was named the 2001 Nevada Sportscaster of the Year when he was based in Las Vegas for his work with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball season.
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In 2003, Ken Korach was elected by the Nevada Broadcasters Association to the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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In 2017, Ken Korach was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California and in 2019, the iconic Bay Area voice was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.
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In March 2012, it was reported that Ken Korach underwent left knee replacement surgery.
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Ken Korach returned to the booth on May 23,2015 after missing the first 46 games to the season.
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Ken Korach is married to Denise Ken Korach, and has a daughter, Emilee.