De Pere Rotary: Kevin Harlan honored with professional achievement award

Contact:

John Franken

Lee Remmel Sports Awards Committee

De Pere Rotary

Address: 875 Heritage Rd, De Pere, WI 54115

Phone: (920) 676-1533

Email: john.franken@bugtusselwireless.com

De Pere, WI. – Kevin Harlan, Professional Sports Announcer, will be honored with the Professional Achievement Award at the Lee Remmel Sports Awards Banquet, hosted by De Pere Rotary.

Harlan’s broadcasting career began in 1982, when he became the TV and radio voice of the NBA’s Kansas City Kings (now the Sacramento Kings). He then was a basketball announcer for his alma mater, the University of Kansas, for one year, then went on to call games for the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs from 1985–93. Harlan also split time with the University of Missouri (1986–89) calling football and basketball games, and worked as the play-by-play voice of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves for nine seasons (1989–98).

On the network level, Harlan called NFL football for NBC in 1991, college football for ESPN in 1992–93, NFL for Fox from 1994–97, and joined Turner Sports in 1996 to cover NBA playoff games (he would begin calling games throughout the entire season in 1997, which he continues to do to this day). He began working for CBS in 1998.[3]In addition, Harlan has called Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers preseason games; basketball games during the now- defunct Goodwill Games, which were owned by Time Warner; college sports on ESPN; and several bowl games during college football seasons.

Kevin Harlan is one of only four play-by-play announcers to call a Super Bowl and the Final Four, joining Jim Nantz, Dick Enberg, and Curt Gowdy. He and Bob Papa are the only two play-by-play announcers to call the World Bowl and Super Bowl.

A Wisconsin native, Kevin Harlan was born in Milwaukee and raised in Green Bay. Harlan attended the University of Kansas and graduated in 1982 with a broadcast journalism degree. He has also lent his voice on the NBA 2K video game series.

Kevin is the second award recipient announced for the 2015 banquet following John Dorsey, General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL, who will receive the Distinguished Service Award.

The 2015 Lee Remmel Sports Awards Banquet will be held on Wednesday August 26th from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Swan Club located at 875 Heritage Rd., De Pere, WI 54115. The public is welcome to attend. For more information or to reserve your tickets contact (920) 336-1531. Proceeds from the banquet are donated through the De Pere Rotary Club for scholarships to area collegiate and high school students.