Bob Fitzgerald
Encyclopedia
Bob Fitzgerald is a TV play-by-play voice for the Golden State Warriors
and San Jose SaberCats
on CSN Bay Area
, and is a co-host of the show Fitz and Brooks on KNBR
with co-host Rod Brooks.
, Fitzgerald also received his Masters Degree in Sports Management from The Ohio State University
. While at Notre Dame, he worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fighting Irish football and basketball on campus radio station WVFI.
won the BCS Championship while Bob's Fighting Irish
went 3-9.
The show airs weekdays from noon to 3pm Pacific Time
on KNBR 680. Since Rod won their football picks contest, Rod is referred to as The Champ. Callers will often call and say "Hi Fitz and the Champ". They casually talk about "Fitz and Brooks University".
Due to the tremendous height difference between the diminutive Fitz and the basketball-player-sized Rod, they cut a figure reminiscent of Mutt & Jeff, or the number 10. Bob also has a bumper sticker on the back of his Kia Rio that says "Short People Rock!"
Bob once climbed Mt. Everest and placed a Notre Dame towel attached to a pole at the summit.
Rod's main ride is still a purple moped.
Bob has also provided his voice for the NBA 2K video game series.
as their television play by play announcer.
coverage of Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
games for the Westwood One
and Sports USA
radio networks.
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
and San Jose SaberCats
San Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the...
on CSN Bay Area
CSN Bay Area
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area is a regional sports network that serves cable outlets throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as other parts of Northern California, Central California, Southern Oregon, and Nevada.-History:...
, and is a co-host of the show Fitz and Brooks on KNBR
KNBR
KNBR, The Sports Leader, is the on-air branding used by two AM radio stations in the San Francisco, California, area broadcasting a sports radio format, owned by Cumulus Media....
with co-host Rod Brooks.
Education
A graduate of the University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, Fitzgerald also received his Masters Degree in Sports Management from The Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
. While at Notre Dame, he worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fighting Irish football and basketball on campus radio station WVFI.
KNBR
Rod and Bob often joke around about how Rod's LSU TigersLSU Tigers
The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...
won the BCS Championship while Bob's Fighting Irish
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I...
went 3-9.
The show airs weekdays from noon to 3pm Pacific Time
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
on KNBR 680. Since Rod won their football picks contest, Rod is referred to as The Champ. Callers will often call and say "Hi Fitz and the Champ". They casually talk about "Fitz and Brooks University".
Due to the tremendous height difference between the diminutive Fitz and the basketball-player-sized Rod, they cut a figure reminiscent of Mutt & Jeff, or the number 10. Bob also has a bumper sticker on the back of his Kia Rio that says "Short People Rock!"
Bob once climbed Mt. Everest and placed a Notre Dame towel attached to a pole at the summit.
Rod's main ride is still a purple moped.
Bob has also provided his voice for the NBA 2K video game series.
Golden State Warriors
Bob is employed by the Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
as their television play by play announcer.
Olympics broadcasts
Fitzgerald served as the play by play announcer for NBC SportsNBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others...
coverage of Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
.
NFL broadcasts
Fitzgerald has called National Football LeagueNational Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
games for the Westwood One
NFL on Westwood One
The NFL on Westwood One is the brand name given to weekly National Football League games carried on the radio over the Dial Global Radio Network...
and Sports USA
Sports USA Radio Network
The Sports USA Radio Network is the largest independent nationwide sports broadcasting radio network, specializing in live broadcasts of American football, specifically of the NCAA football Division I-A and National Football League...
radio networks.