Newsday · May 17, 2021
The impact of Marv Albert
TNT announcer Marv Albert watches the Heat vs. Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 27, 2011. Credit: Christopher Pasatieri
Marv Albert called his first NBA game as a 21-year-old fill-in for Marty Glickman on Knicks radio in 1963. He will call his last shortly after he turns 80 on June 12, whenever the last game of the Eastern Conference final is played.
"My 55 years of broadcasting the NBA has just flown by, and I’ve been fortunate to work with so many wonderful and talented people," Albert said in a news release from Turner Sports on Monday morning announcing his retirement. "Now, I’ll have the opportunity to hone my gardening skills and work on my ballroom dancing."
