Kevin Burkhardt

Kevin Burkhardt (born March 2, 1974) is an American sportscaster. He is currently the lead play-by-play voice for the NFL on Fox and lead studio host for Fox Major League Baseball.

Burkhardt was formerly a reporter with SportsNet New York (SNY) during New York Mets telecasts from 2007 to 2014. He also called select Mets games during both spring training and the regular season during that time. He has been the primary studio host for Major League Baseball (MLB) telecasts on Fox and FS1 since the 2014 season. He also hosts the "Reunion" episodes of the History Channel's reality series Alone.

Early life Burkhardt was born on March 2, 1974. He was born and raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Growing up, he was a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. He chose to be an Eagles fan because his favorite NFL Huddle, a stuffed animal mascot sold in Sears Catalog, was one of the Philadelphia Eagles. Burkhardt graduated from William Paterson University in 1997 with a degree in broadcasting.

Career Burkhardt began his career at the radio station WGHT in Northern New Jersey, spending eight years working for the station, covering events including high school football.

Burkhardt also worked at Jukebox Radio - WJUX, broadcasting New Jersey Jackals minor league baseball games for the Jackals' first four seasons (1998 - 2002). Several years into his career, and unable to get a better broadcasting gig, Burkhardt worked as a car salesman at Pine Belt Chevrolet in Eatontown, New Jersey.

SportsNet New York

Burkhardt joined the Mets broadcast team at the beginning of the 2007 season,

Fox Sports

In 2013, Burkhardt began calling games for NFL on Fox, teaming with John Lynch and Erin Andrews as the network's #4 announcer team. This crew also called the divisional playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks on January 11, 2014. He also did fill-in work for Major League Baseball on Fox in 2012 and 2013, and in 2014 was named as pre-game host for MLB coverage on Fox and Fox Sports 1.

After Joe Buck left Fox for ESPN and ABC in 2022, Burkhardt was promoted to the lead NFL on Fox broadcast team alongside Greg Olsen as color commentator (until Tom Brady joined Fox's lead broadcast team in 2024). Burkhardt was the television play-by-play announcer for Super Bowl LVII. With his call, he became the first play-by-play announcer other than Jim Nantz, Joe Buck or Al Michaels to call a Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXVIII. Throughout the season, critics commended Burkhardt for striking a good level of excitement when necessary and for keeping games exciting.