Brian Kenny Biography/Wiki
Brian Kenny is a skilled American Journalist who is currently working at MLB Network’s studio programming as an anchor. He anchors the analytics-focused panel program MLB Now.
Brian Kenny Age
How old is Kenny? He is 59 years old as of 2023. Kenny was born on 18 October 1963. He celebrates his birthday on 18 October every year.
Brian Kenny Education
Kenny attended St. John’s University and the New York Institute of Technology. He graduated magna cum laude from New York Tech in 1985.
Brian Kenny Height/Weight
He stands on an average height of 5 Feet 4 inches and weighs around 70kgs.
Brian Kenny Family
Kenny was born and raised in the United State. However, he has not revealed information regarding his family members, this information is currently under review and will be updated soon.
Brian Kenny Wife
He is happily married to Nicole Jacqueline Desy. However, he has not disclosed information about whether he is in a relationship or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Brian Kenny Children
They are blessed with five children. However, Kenny has not disclosed further information about his children. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Brian Kenny Career
Kenny is also a host of MLB Network’s special event coverage and the Emmy Award-winning flagship studio show, MLB Tonight. He also appears on the offseason countdown series Top 10 Right Now. Kenny is the author of Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution (Simon & Schuster, 2016).
On MLB Now, he anchors a one-hour live daily panel discussion that covers breaking news and the latest trends in the game with perspectives from baseball journalists, sabermetricians, broadcasters, and current and former players and managers.
Kenny joined MLB Network from ESPN, where he was the anchor of the 6 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter, host of the Brian Kenny Show on ESPN Radio and Friday Night Fights on ESPN2. He also served as an ESPN anchor for Baseball Tonight, receiving a Sports Emmy Award in 2003. Kenny called play-by-play for ESPN’s Wednesday Night Baseball and the World Baseball Classic and hosted ESPN’s coverage of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y.
He was named “Media Personality of the Year” by SI.com in 2004. In 2005, Kenny was the recipient of the Sam Taub Award, given by the Boxing Writers Association of America to the Boxing Broadcaster of the Year. He appeared as himself in the 2006 film “Rocky Balboa,” in the 2007 film “Resurrecting the Champ” and in the IFC series “Brockmire” in 2017.
Before joining ESPN, he was Sports Director at WTZA-TV in Kingston, New York, for 11 years (1986-1997). While at WTZA, he won 11 New York State Broadcasters Association Awards and five Associated Press Awards for Journalistic Excellence. From 1985-86, he was a news reporter, then a sports anchor at WLIG-TV in Riverhead, New York. Kenny attended St. John’s University and the New York Institute of Technology. He graduated magna cum laude from New York Tech in 1985. He and his wife Nicole have five children.
Brian Kenny’s Salary/Net Worth
He has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earns from his broadcasting career.
Brian Kenny’s Social Media Platforms
Kenny is very active on all social media accounts and he is often seen posting on his platforms. He has over 1.7k followers on Twitter, 3.1k followers on Facebook, and 2.9 k followers on Instagram.
