Tom Durkin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Durkin
Occupation	Announcer
Date Of Birth	Nov 30, 1950(1950-11-30)
Age	74
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Tom Durkin Biography

Tom Durkin is one of the most popular and richest Announcer who was born on November 30, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Durkin was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied drama at The St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. In 1971, he was hired as a race caller at Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred races at county fairs in Wisconsin. He did this each summer through 1975, then the following year was employed by the Daily Racing Form as a call taker responsible for documenting the comments and statistics used in the official charts of the races at Cahokia Downs and Thistledown Racecourse. He went on to work as a race caller at Florida Downs in Oldsmar, Florida, Miles Park (race track) in Louisville, Kentucky, Quad City Downs in East Moline, Illinois, Balmoral Park Racetrack in Crete, Illinois, Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida, Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, and in 1990 was hired to call races at the New York Racing Association’s Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course.

In 1980, Durkin appeared as a contestant on the game show Match Game PM and won $1,000.

Tom Durkin Net Worth

Tom Durkin is one of the richest Announcer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Durkin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tom Durkin (born November 30, 1950) is a retired American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing. He was the race caller for NBC Sports from 1984 through 2010, and served as the announcer for the New York Racing Association from 1990 until his retirement in 2014. For his career-long dedication, he was awarded the Eclipse Award of Merit in January 2015.

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On April 26, 2011, Durkin announced his decision to not to renew his contract with NBC Sports, citing stress. On May 10, 2014, Durkin announced that he would retire from his announcer position on August 31, near the end of the 2014 Saratoga meet. He owed his “inexpressible gratitude” to the racing fans and horseplayers in his retirement speech following his final race call.

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Akash Ranked on the list of most popular Announcer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Durkin celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.