Tim Kurkjian

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tim Kurkjian
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 10, 1956(1956-12-10)
Age	68
Birthplace	Bethesda
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Tim Kurkjian Biography

Tim Kurkjian is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 10, 1956 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Baseball reporter who is best known for his many years of experience as an analyst and Major League Baseball journalist and analyst at ESPN. He has written several books about baseball, including Is This a Great Game or What? (2007) and I’m Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies (2016).

He is a weekly guest on The Dan Batard Show. Batard show.

In 1974, Kurkjian enrolled at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. While at Maryland, Kurkjian covered high school sports for his hometown newspaper, the Montgomery Journal. Immediately after graduating from Maryland with a B.A. in journalism in 1978, Kurkjian took an entry-level position with the Washington Star. By 1981, he became a staff writer. When the Star folded that year, he took a position with the Baltimore News-American. That paper also went out of business within two months of Kurkjian’s arrival. He began covering baseball as the Texas Rangers beat writer for The Dallas Morning News where he worked from 1981 to 1985. Kurkjian then covered the Baltimore Orioles for The Baltimore Sun beginning in 1986. He was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated from 1989 to 1997. In 1997, Sports Illustrated reassigned him to covering basketball. He served in this capacity for six months before accepting a job at ESPN as a baseball writer and television journalist in 1998 at 40 years old.

Kurkjian attended Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, where he played on the school’s basketball and baseball teams. At the suggestion of his basketball coach, Kurkjian began writing for the student newspaper, The Pitch, and the school’s yearbook, “The Wind-up.” He eventually became the sports editor of The Pitch and realized that journalism would be the surest means of fulfilling his childhood dream of making a living in professional sports. He graduated from the school in 1974.

He was married to attorney Kathleen Patrick, with whom there is one daughter, named Kelly. He is the brother to Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Stephen Kurkjian.

Tim Kurkjian Net Worth

Tim Kurkjian is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Kurkjian 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played basketball and baseball in the Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland. He then pursued a degree in journalism at the University of Maryland.

He was popular to imitate singing impressions of the likes of MLB players such as He became a popular person to imitate, inspiring vocal impressions from such MLB players as Tim Dillard and J.P. Arencibia. and J.P. Arencibia.

Timothy Bell Kurkjian (/ˈ k ɜːr k dʒ ən / ; born December 10, 1956) is a Major League Baseball analyst on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter. He is also a contributor to ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tim Kurkjian height 5 ft 5 im Tim weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tim Kurkjian Dating?

According to our records, Tim Kurkjian married to Kathy Kurkjian. As of December 1, 2023, Tim Kurkjian’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Tim Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tim Kurkjian celebrates birthday on December 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Tim Kurkjian

1. Tim Kurkjian is an American baseball journalist and analyst.
2. He has been covering baseball for over 40 years.
3. Kurkjian has worked for ESPN since 1998.
4. He has written two books about baseball.
5. Kurkjian is known for his quirky stories and anecdotes.
6. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
7. Kurkjian is a regular contributor to ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight.”
8. He has won multiple awards for his sports journalism work.
9. Kurkjian graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in journalism.
10. He grew up playing baseball and still loves the game today.

Did Tim Kurkjian play baseball?

In his youth, in addition to playing baseball , young Kurkjian collected baseball cards, played tabletop baseball games and read anything baseball- related that he could. Kurkjian attended Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, where he played on the school’s basketball and baseball teams.

Is Tim Kurkjian still with ESPN?

After four decades of covering Major League Baseball, longtime writer and ESPN analyst Tim Kurkjian is the 2022 winner of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Career Excellence Award (formerly the J.G. Taylor Spink award).

What is Tim Kurkjian salary?

Net Worth:$2 Million
Salary:| $400 Thousand
Date of Birth:| Dec 10, 1956 (65 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 5 ft 4 in (1.65 m)

What nationality is Tim Kurkjian?

American

How old is Tim Kirchen?

65 years (December 10, 1956)