Kevin Harlan (born June 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American television sports announcer. The son of retiring Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan, he currently broadcasts NFL and college basketball games on CBS. Harlan is also a play-by-play announcer for the NBA on TNT, and co-hosts Kansas City radio station WHB-AM's "Crunch Time" with local broadcast veterans Dave Stewart and Frank Boal. He also currently is the voice of Westwood One Radio's Final Four coverage, which is heard on hundreds of radio stations nationwide. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: County Milwaukee Government  - Mayor Tom Barrett Area  - City  97 sq mi (251. ... City Green Bay, Wisconsin Team colors Dark Green, Gold, and White Head Coach Mike McCarthy Owner 111,967 stockholders (Green Bay Packers Foundation) Chairman Bob Harlan General manager Ted Thompson Fight song Go! You Packers! Go! League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919-1920) National Football League (1921–present) Western Division (1933... Robert E. Bob Harlan is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Green Bay Packers, an American sports team. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. // The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Play-by-play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... WHB-AM is a commercial sports radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, broadcasting on 810 AM. While its five directional towers are located along Interstate 435 in the Northland, its studios are located in the suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, also the headquarters of its owner, Union Broadcasting. ... Dave Stewart is the name of several famous people: David A. Stewart, a member of the 1980s band Eurythmics Dave Stewart (musician), a keyboardist with various progressive rock ensembles Dave Stewart (drummer), with Fish (singer), Camel (band) and other progressive rock acts Dave Stewart (guitarist), guitarist who has worked with... Westwood One, Inc. ... Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ...

Harlan's broadcasting career began in 1982, when he became the TV and radio voice of the NBA's Kansas City Kings (now the Sacramento Kings). He then was a basketball announcer for his alma mater, the University of Kansas, for one year, then went on to call games for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs from 1985-93. Harlan also split time with the University of Missouri (1986-89) calling football and basketball games, and worked as the play-by-play voice of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves for nine seasons. In 1994, he joined Fox Broadcasting Company as a NFL announcer, and in 1996, joined Turner Sports to cover NBA playoff games (he would begin calling games throughout the entire season in 1997, which he continues to do to this day). The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ... City Kansas City, Missouri Team colors Red, Gold, and White Head Coach Herman Edwards Owner The Hunt Family[1] General manager Carl Peterson Mascot K.C. Wolf (1989-present) Warpaint (1963-1988) League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... The University of Missouri System is the designated public research and land-grant university system of the state of Missouri. ... The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. ... For the animal, see Fox. ...

In addition, Harlan has called Green Bay Packers preseason games; basketball games during the now-defunct Goodwill Games, which were owned by Time Warner; NFL games on NBC; college sports on ESPN; and several bowl games during college football season. A Wisconsin native, Harlan attended the University of Kansas and graduated in 1982 with a broadcast journalism degree. City Green Bay, Wisconsin Team colors Dark Green, Gold, and White Head Coach Mike McCarthy Owner 111,967 stockholders (Green Bay Packers Foundation) Chairman Bob Harlan General manager Ted Thompson Fight song Go! You Packers! Go! League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919-1920) National Football League (1921–present) Western Division (1933... Logo of the 2nd Games in Seattle The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. ... Time Warner Inc. ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... {{Infobox Network | network_name = ESPN| network_logo = | country =  United States| network_type = Cable Television Network| available = National| owner = The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Corporation (20%)| key_people = George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ...

Famous Lines

Known for his witty dialogue and vast assortment of creative banter, Harlan can be heard during moments of basketball brilliance screaming: "Buckle up for" (when any NBA Basketball player about to slam dunk the ball in the hoop) and "Right between the eyes!" and "He just sucked the gravity right out of the building!!" and "He's a flamethrower!!!" Harlan has also been known to say "With no regard for human life!" after an especially devastating play. The most well known was a dunk by Kobe Bryant on Latrell Sprewell. Many fans, on the other hand, find Harlan's distinctive voice to be grating. Kobe Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. ... Latrell Fontaine Sprewell (born September 8, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2004-05 NBA season. ...

During his years in Kansas City with the Chiefs he was known to scream "Oh baby, what a play!" after a spectacular play by the Chiefs.

But to many sports fans everywhere, Harlan is probably best known for the phrase "Is this the dagger?" on many clutch plays he sees.

Sources

• CBS.Sportsline.com
• Packers.com