Kenny Rice was born on July 28,1956 and is an American sportscaster known nationally for his horse racing reporting with NBC and MMA coverage for HDNet.
16 Facts About Kenny Rice
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Kenny Rice was born July 28,1956, in McDowell, Floyd County, Kentucky.
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Kenny Rice grew up in the town of Eastern, and began his career as a disc jockey while in high school for WDOC in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
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Kenny Rice was host and reporter for horse racing including Breakfast at the Kentucky Derby and 2Day at the Races.
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Kenny Rice was an on-site co-host of college basketball's Midnight Madness for the debut of ESPNU.
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Kenny Rice has been a frequent contributor of Horse Racing coverage to the ESPN web site.
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Since 1999, Kenny Rice has covered horse racing, reporting on the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Breeders' Cup and Belmont Stakes.
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Kenny Rice did play by play of Track and Field, Rugby, and Basketball at the 2008 Paralympic Games for NBC's Universal Sports with his track calls used in an NBC documentary of the games.
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Kenny Rice called the Pro Bull Riders World Finals.
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Kenny Rice has been a co-commentator alongside former MMA fighter Bas Rutten for the World Series of Fighting since WSOF 5 was broadcast on NBCSN on September 14,2013.
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Kenny Rice has worked for Mark Cuban's HDNet since 2003 and hosts the popular Inside MMA with legendary champion Bas Rutten.
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Kenny Rice called play by play of the inaugural United Football League 2009 season with Paul Maguire.
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Kenny Rice worked with Rex Chapman calling Pac-10, Missouri Valley Conference, Horizon League and West Coast Conference basketball games from 2003 to 2005.
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Kenny Rice has done boxing and MMA play by play and hosted horse racing coverage including the Santa Anita Derby.
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Since 2008 Kenny Rice has hosted what is considered by thoroughbred racing enthusiasts racing's biggest night, The Eclipse Awards.
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Kenny Rice appeared in the 2011 documentary film When Happy Met Froggie.