Karl Ravech (; born ) is an American

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who works as the primary play by play commentator for '' Sunday Night Baseball''."Karl Ravech"
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Early life and education

Ravech is a native of

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. He received a bachelor's degree in communications from

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

in 1987 and a master's degree in management and leadership from

Binghamton University The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public university, public research university with campuses in Binghamton, New York, Binghamton, Vestal, New York, Vestal, and Johnson City, New Yor ...

in 1990.

Career

Early Work

He worked at WBNG-TV, in Binghamton, N.Y., as a sports anchor/reporter from 1987 to 1990 and then WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pa. from 1990-1993 in a similar role.

ESPN

Ravech has worked for

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since 1993, appearing primarily on ''

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'' and ''

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''. Since 2006, Ravech has provided commentary for ESPN and ABC's coverage of the Little League World Series in

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. He has also done commentary for the

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, and ESPN's

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coverage during

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. He also appears as the ''Baseball Tonight'' host in the

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, ''

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''.

Timeline

*1995–2018: ''

'' primary host *1993–2008: ''

'' anchor *2000–2006: ESPN golf host *''

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'' host *''

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'' studio host *2013–present: ''

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play-by-play'' *2017–present: ''

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play-by-play'' *2022–present: '' Sunday Night Baseball play-by-play''

Personal life

Ravech suffered a heart attack in November 1998. Ravech's son Sam, at the age of 22, became the youngest play-by-play broadcaster on ESPN after calling a Tulane men's basketball game on November 22, 2017.

References

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