Marv Albert Age, Wiki, Family, Education, Career, Net Worth

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Marv Albert is [age dob=12-06-1941] old . He was born on June 12, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York.

Few voices became as closely tied to American basketball as Marv Albert’s unmistakable call of “Yes!” Born June 12, 1941 (85 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.

Albert is an American former sports commentator whose broadcasting career stretched across nearly six decades.

Often called the “Voice of Basketball,” Albert became famous as the longtime voice of the New York Knicks, the lead play-by-play announcer for the NBA on NBC, and later a major voice of the NBA on TNT. His work also covered the NFL, NHL, boxing, tennis, college basketball, baseball, and the Olympics.

Among his major honours is the 1997 Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He retired from broadcasting in 2021.

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Quick Facts of Marv Albert

Full Name	Marvin Philip Aufrichtig
Profession	Former sports commentator and play-by-play announcer
Age	85 years old
Date of Birth	June 12, 1941
Nationality	American
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Gemini
Birthplace	Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Current Address	United States
Gender	Male

Marv Albert Early Life & Education

Marv Albert was born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig in Brooklyn to Max and Alida Aufrichtig.

He grew up first in Brighton Beach and later in Manhattan Beach. His father and an uncle operated a grocery store in Brighton Beach. The family later shortened the surname Aufrichtig to Albert.

Albert grew up with two younger brothers, Al Albert and Steve Albert, who would also build careers in sports broadcasting.

Education

Albert attended Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn.

He studied at Syracuse University from 1960 to 1963, where he gained broadcasting experience, including work around Syracuse sports. He later graduated from New York University in 1965.

School	Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn
Alma Mater	New York University
Highest Qualification	Yet to be updated

Marv Albert Personal Life

Away from the microphone, Albert belongs to a family strongly connected with American sports broadcasting. He has been married twice and is the father of four children.

Wife

Albert’s current wife is Heather Faulkiner, a television producer. The couple married on September 9, 1998, in New York City.

Heather is an Emmy Award-winning producer whose professional work included NBC and ESPN’s Outside the Lines. She was Albert’s fiancée during his highly publicised 1997 court case and remained with him through that period.

The pair have generally kept their private married life away from extensive media attention.

Ex-wife

Before Heather, Albert was married to Benita Oberlander from 1965 until 1992. They were married for 26 years before their divorce and share four grown children together.

Children

Marv Albert has four children: Kenny Albert, Jackie Albert, and twins Denise Albert and Brian Albert.

Kenny Albert (Born 1968)

Kenny Albert, born February 2, 1968, followed his father into sports broadcasting and became a successful play-by-play announcer.

In 2026, he entered his 33rd season with FOX Sports, making him the network’s longest-tenured NFL game announcer. He is also noted for regularly calling NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA games during his career.

Kenny became the full-time television voice of the New York Rangers beginning with the 2025 to 2026 season. He published his memoir, A Mic for All Seasons, in 2023 and is married to Barbara Wolf, with whom he has two daughters.

Denise Albert (Born 1974)

Denise Albert, Brian’s twin sister, is an award-winning journalist, television producer, entrepreneur, and cancer advocate. Her career has included work with ABC’s Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and David Blaine Productions.

She also co-founded The MOMS and its Mamarazzi celebrity events. After being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2015, she co-founded The MOMS and its Mamarazzi celebrity events.

She later co-founded My Cancer Family, a platform providing cancer-related support and resources. Denise is also the mother of two sons, Jaron and Jaylan.

Brian Albert (Born 1974)

Brian Albert is Denise Albert’s twin brother and chose a more private professional path than his father and siblings Kenny and Denise. He graduated from Columbia University in 1996 and later pursued a career in business. In 2001, he married Jennifer Davidovic in New York.

Brian also became part of an unusual family story in 1989. At age 15, he missed school to accompany his father to the White House. After his teacher requested proof, President George H. W. Bush personally signed his absence form and wrote that Brian had learned a lot during the visit.

Jackie Albert

Jackie Albert is Marv Albert’s daughter and the older sister of twins Denise and Brian. Unlike several members of the Albert family who entered broadcasting and media, Jackie pursued a career in the culinary field.

Parents

Marv Albert’s parents were Max and Alida Aufrichtig. They were a Jewish family living in Brooklyn, New York, where Marv and his brothers were raised.

Father

Marv’s father was born Max Aufrichtig and later changed the family’s surname to Albert. Max and his brother operated a grocery business in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. His decision to shorten the family surname came while Marv and his brothers were young and already interested in broadcasting.

Mother

Marv Albert’s mother was Alida Aufrichtig, later Alida Albert. Details about her personal background are yet to be updated.

Siblings

Al Albert is Marv’s younger brother and also became a professional play-by-play broadcaster. He worked as the television voice of NBA teams including the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. The Albert family’s unusual concentration of sports broadcasters made the brothers well known within American broadcast circles. Al’s career added another basketball voice to a family already closely associated with New York and national sports coverage.
Steve Albert also pursued sports broadcasting and became particularly known for boxing. NBA’s biography of Marv describes Steve as a longtime Showtime boxing voice who also called games for teams including the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns. Steve was later inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of its 2018 class.

Marv Albert Career

Albert became interested in broadcasting while still young and spent time around legendary New York announcer Marty Glickman, who became an important mentor. As a teenager, Albert worked around sports broadcasts, prepared statistics and scripts, and practised calling games.

In January 1963, at age 21, Albert filled in for Glickman to call a New York Knicks versus Boston Celtics game at Boston Garden. He began calling New York Rangers games in 1965 and became the Knicks’ regular radio voice in 1967.

New York Sports Breakthrough, 1967 to 1977

Albert’s connection with the Knicks became central to his career. His energetic radio calls accompanied the franchise during the era that produced NBA championships in 1970 and 1973.

His famous “Yes!” call emerged during the Knicks’ 1968 playoff run after a Dick Barnett bank shot. The simple expression later became one of the most recognisable calls in basketball broadcasting.

Albert also called New York Rangers hockey and worked as the radio play-by-play voice of the New York Giants from 1973 to 1976. In 1975, he joined WNBC TV in New York as a sports anchor.

NBC and National Recognition, 1977 to 1997

Albert joined NBC Sports in 1977, dramatically expanding the range of sports he covered. His assignments included the NFL, college basketball, boxing, NHL events, baseball coverage, and eventually the NBA.

His NFL partners at NBC included Cris Collinsworth, Sam Wyche, Bill Parcells, and Paul Maguire.

In basketball, he worked with analysts and reporters including Mike Fratello, Matt Guokas, Bill Walton, Ahmad Rashad, and Jim Gray during different periods.

When NBC gained NBA television rights, Albert became its primary play-by-play voice starting in 1990. His calls became closely associated with the Michael Jordan era and nationally televised NBA games.

He also called the celebrated United States Dream Team during the 1992 Olympics.

Return to Broadcasting and TNT, 1998 to 2004

Following the 1997 criminal case discussed below, Albert left NBC and MSG. Madison Square Garden rehired him in 1998 to anchor a sports programme and resume Knicks radio duties.

He joined TNT in 1999 and returned to NBC’s NBA coverage, eventually regaining its lead NBA position. Albert worked with Doug Collins after returning to NBC and remained with the network through the end of its NBA package in 2002.

Albert’s long association with Knicks broadcasting ended in 2004. By then, he had spent about 37 years calling the team across radio and television.

TNT, YES Network and Multiple Sports, 1999 to 2011

TNT became Albert’s main national home. Across the years, his basketball partners included Doug Collins, Mike Fratello, Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller, and Chris Webber, while Craig Sager frequently worked as a courtside reporter.

Outside basketball, Albert called Wimbledon coverage for TNT from 2000 to 2002 alongside personalities including Jim Courier and Mary Carillo.

He was also the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football on Westwood One from 2002 to 2009, working alongside Boomer Esiason and calling eight Super Bowls on national radio.

From 2005 to 2011, Albert called New Jersey Nets games for the YES Network.

CBS, NCAA Basketball and Olympics, 2011 to 2016

Albert joined CBS Sports in 2011 for NFL coverage while continuing his work with TNT. He also became part of the combined CBS and Turner coverage of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

During the 2014 NCAA tournament, for example, Albert worked with analyst Steve Kerr and reporter Craig Sager.

He returned to Olympic basketball for the 2016 Rio Games, calling United States men’s basketball alongside Doug Collins and Craig Sager for NBC.

Final Years and Retirement, 2017 to 2021

Albert continued as one of TNT’s main NBA voices through the 2020 to 2021 season. By the time he announced his retirement, the NBA credited him with 55 years of NBA broadcasting, 25 NBA All-Star Games, and 13 NBA Finals.

His final broadcast came on July 3, 2021, when the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Albert retired in 2021 at age 79, ending a broadcasting career that had begun professionally in the early 1960s.

Marv Albert Awards and Achievements

Here are some of Marv’s major achievements:

Key Wins

1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 & 1995: CableACE Award for Outstanding Play-by-Play Announcer for his work as a sports broadcaster, particularly his New York Knicks coverage on MSG Network.
1993: National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Induction for his achievements and influence in sports broadcasting.
1996: American Sportscasters Association Sportscaster of the Year, Play-by-Play, for excellence in sports commentary and play-by-play broadcasting.
1997: Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to basketball through electronic media.
2006: Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame Induction in recognition of his distinguished career in sports broadcasting.
2014: National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame Induction for his long and influential career as a national play-by-play announcer.
2015: Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Induction in the On-Air Talent category for his decades of work covering basketball and other major American sports.
2017: WAER Hall of Fame Induction for his broadcasting career and connection with Syracuse University’s student radio station.
Various years: Five National Sports Emmy Awards for his work in national sports broadcasting.
Various years: Three New York Emmy Awards for Outstanding On-Camera work for his contributions to New York sports television.
Multiple years: New York State Sportscaster of the Year, 20 times for excellence in sports broadcasting in New York.

Key Nominations

2004: Sports Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play for his work with TNT.
2012: Sports Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play by Play for his broadcasting work with CBS, TBS and TNT.
2014: Sports Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play by Play for his work across TNT, TBS, truTV and CBS.
2016: Sports Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play for his work with TBS, TNT, CBS, truTV and NBA TV.

Marv Albert Controversy

1997 Assault Case: Marv Albert’s major public controversy came in 1997, when Vanessa Perhach accused him of assaulting her during an encounter at a hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Albert disputed significant parts of her account, but on September 25, 1997, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery involving biting, while prosecutors dropped a more serious forcible sodomy charge as part of the plea agreement. Following the plea, NBC terminated his contract, and he also left his Madison Square Garden broadcasting role. In October 1997, the court placed him on unsupervised probation and required counseling, with the possibility that the charge could later be dismissed if he met the conditions. In October 1998, the judge vacated his guilty plea and dismissed the assault and battery charge after Albert complied with the court’s requirements. He had already returned to Madison Square Garden in 1998, and NBC rehired him in 1999, allowing him to rebuild his national broadcasting career.

Marv Albert Net Worth

Marv Albert’s estimated net worth is around $25 million, and his annual salary is estimated at $2 million.

Net Worth (Approx.)	$25 million
Salary (Approx.)	$2 million per year

Marv Albert Height, Weight and Physical Appearance

Below are the physical stats of Marv Albert:

Height	In centimetres: 169 cm In meters: 1.69 m In feet and inches: 5 feet 6½ inches
Weight	In kg: Yet to be updated In lbs: Yet to be updated
Hair Color	Grey
Eye Color	Brown