Chris Denari Bio | Wiki
Chris Denari is an American sportscaster. He serves as a play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports Indiana. Before, he worked as the radio and tv play-by-play announcer for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever from 2000-2017. He was also a Sports Director at WXIN-TV Fox 59 in Indianapolis. In addition, in 2003 he was named Broadcaster of the year by the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.
Chris Denari Age
He was born in Indiana in the United States of America. He is around 60 years old.
Chris Denari Height
He is a man of average stature. Chris is 5 ft 7 in tall (Approx 1.74 m).
Chris Denari Family
He was born to his hardworking and supportive father and mother and grew up in Indiana in the United States. Chris is the son of Robert, who coached high school basketball. He was a player and his father’s coach at Westfield ignited the younger Denari’s passion for the game. His father died of Cardiac arrest on September 14, 2017, at Westfield nursing home at the age of 85 years.
Chris Denari Wife
He is happily hitched to his gorgeous wife Terry. Chris and Terry reside in Carmel and they are proud parents of their all-grown sons Evan, Wilson, and Max. His son Evan got married to his wife Meredith in Louisville in June 2022.
Chris Denari Education
He attended Westfield High School, in Indiana and he played basketball for his father, Bob graduating in 1979. Chris later enrolled at Wabash College matriculating in 1983. During his tenure, he was a member of the Little Giants’ 1982 NCAA Division III National Championship basketball team. He was indicted in the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013 along with his teammates. Further, in 2016 he receved Clarence A. Jackson Career Service Award from the National Association of Wabash Men in 2016.
Chris Denari Fox Sports
He serves as a play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports Indiana since 2006. Chris handles play-by-play duties for the Big Ten Network and he is also an active member of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. Before, he worked as the radio and tv play-by-play announcer for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever from 2000-2017.
He was also a Sports Director at WXIN-TV Fox 59 in Indianapolis. Further, he spent 17 years as the radio play-by-play voice of Butler University basketball. Chris has also worked as the radio play-by-play voice of Butler University basketball. Moreover, he has held television play-by-play voice for the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s state championship events and was a former member of the Indianapolis Colts Radio Network.
He is an active volunteer for the Hamilton County Humane Society and has worked on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Indiana. Chris was also on the Methodist Sports Medicine Foundation Board of Directors. In addition, he is indicted in the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in April 2016.
Some of Chris’s colleagues at Fox Sports include:
Ben Verlander – MLB Sports Analyst
Dave Wannstedt – Sports Analyst
Spencer Tillman – College Football Analyst
Laura Okmin – Sideline Reporter
Melissa Rohlin – NBA Reporter
Mike Joy – lap-by-lap Voice
John Laguna – Sportscaster
Joe Goossen – Sports analyst
Chris Denari Salary
He receives decent pay working as a play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports Indiana. Chris’s salary is $81,670 annually.
Chris Denari Net Worth
He has served as a professional sportscaster for over two decades and has gathered a decent fortune. Chris’s has an estimated net worth of $986,500.
How Tall Is Chris Denari
Chris is a man of average stature and is 5 ft 7 in tall.
Who Is Chris Denari
Chris is an American sportscaster. He serves as a play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports Indiana. Before FOX Sports, he worked as the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever from 2000-2017.