Introduction
Karl Ravech (/ˈrævɪtʃ/; born January 19, 1965) is an American journalist who works as the primary Baseball Tonight host for ESPN.
Biography
Education and career
Ravech was born in Needham, Massachusetts. He attended and graduated from Needham High School. A graduate of Ithaca College in 1987, he has been affiliated with local stations WHTM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and WBNG in Binghamton, New York. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Ithaca College in 1987. He also received a Master's Degree in Management and Leadership from Binghamton University in 1990.
ESPN
Ravech has worked for ESPN since 1993. He appears primarily on SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight. He has provided Play-By-Play commentary for the Little League World Series and Major League Baseball as of 2013.
He also appears as the Baseball Tonight host in the 2K Sports video game, Major League Baseball 2K5.
Ravech has also covered golf.
Personal
Ravech resides in Avon, Connecticut with his wife and two sons Sam Ravech and Max Ravech.
Sam is a senior in college at Pepperdine University and is a play-by-play announcer for Pepperdine Athletics. Sam has also announced Little League Baseball games for ESPN at the age of 21. Sam was recently hired by the San Francisco Giants-AA affiliate in Richmond as a radio broadcaster. Sam is the youngest play-by-play broadcaster in AA baseball at the age of 22.
Max is a sophomore at Avon Old Farms School.
Karl suffered a heart attack in November 1998.
Career timeline
- 1995–present: Baseball Tonight primary host
- 1993–2008: SportsCenter anchor
- 2000–2006: ESPN golf host
- College Hoops 2Night host
- College Basketball on ABC studio host
- 2013–present: ESPN Major League Baseball play-by-play