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Chris Marlowe (Full name: Christian “Chris” Marlowe) is an American professional sportscaster from Denver, Colorado. Currently, he serves as the play-by-play announcer for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. Chris announces the Denver Nuggets in the fall, winter, and spring. In the summer, he serves as a play-by-play announcer for the Association of Volleyball Professionals.
Previously, Chris was a collegiate basketball and volleyball player. The journalist played on the US National Men’s Volleyball Team. He also played beach volleyball extensively and won countless tournaments on the Open beach circuit. Apart from broadcasting and playing, Chris also served as a captain of the US Men’s volleyball team. During his tenure, his team won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Chris Marlowe Age
He was born on September 28, 1951, in Santa Monica, California, United States of America. Chris is 70 years old.
Chris Marlowe Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Chris stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in ( Approx 1.88m).
Chris Marlowe Family
He was born to his father Hugh Marlowe and his mother K.T. Stevens on September 28, 1951, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Chris was raised up in Pacific Palisades. Hugh was an American film, television, stage, and radio actor born on January 30, 1911, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died on May 2, 1982, in New York City, at the age of 71.
On the other hand, K.T. Stevens was an American film and television actress born on July 20, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. She died on June 13, 1994, in Brentwood, California, at the age of 74. The prolific film director Sam Wood was Chris’ maternal grandfather. Sam was a three-time Academy Award nominee
Chris Marlowe Wife
Currently, Chris resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife named Laurie. The couple moves to Manhattan Beach, California the summers. Chris and Laurie have two grown daughters. The two daughters were standout setters for Arapahoe High School in Denver. MacKenzie, the couple’s older daughter graduated from Chapman University.
MacKenzie has a passion for working in the film industry and has interned at DiNovi Pictures. Currently, she serves as an executive assistant at William Morris Endeavor. On the other hand, Grace, the couple’s second daughter attends the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Chris Marlowe Education
He played volleyball on the beach while growing up and attended Palisades High School in Los Angeles, California. There, Chris played basketball, volleyball and was a two-sport standout. As a high school student, Chris’ Palisades High volleyball teams won three Los Angeles city championships. The journalsit was selected a high school All-American after his 1969 graduation. After high school, Chris enrolled at San Diego State University, where he played basketball and volleyball.
Chris Marlowe Volleyball
The journalist did NCAA Championships in swimming, diving, gymnastics, and volleyball for ESPN, college volleyball for CSTV, AVP Professional Beach Volleyball for NBC, San Diego State Basketball and WUSA Soccer for San Diego’s Cox Cable, NCAA College Basketball on ESPN and FOX, as well as Pacific-10 College Football play-by-play for FOX Sports Northwest.
Chris has also called wrestling, windsurfing, water polo, track and field, college soccer, skiing, rhythmic gymnastics, poker, fencing, equestrian show jumping, cliff-diving, boxing, baseball, and aerobics. In addition to that, Chris has hosted sports programs such as the “Aztec Sports Weekly” for Cox Cable, the “Marlowe Minute” for Dig Magazine on FOX Sports West, the “Just for Kicks” soccer show on ESPN, and the “UCLA Sports Magazine” for Prime Sports.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Chris was the announcer for every Association of Volleyball Professionals event along with assignments for Fox Sports Net. On the Southern California Sports Report, he was an occasional anchor. The journalist is a veteran of 4 consecutive Olympic telecasts on NBC. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, he called play-by-play for NBC’s coverage of Beach Volleyball. Also, he has done volleyball, football, and basketball for ESPN, AVP events for NBC, and college volleyball for CSTV. Over his career, Chris has seen a number of changes in sports broadcasting eg having women in front of the camera.
Chris Marlowe Nuggets
Currently, Chris serves as a play-by-play announcer. The journalist splits his time between two major commitments. The Denver native does the play-by-play announcing for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA in the fall, winter, and spring. He then comes back out to Los Angeles in the summers where he works as a play-by-play announcer for the AVP. Apart from basketball and volleyball, Chris has also done play-by-play announcing of more than 25 other sports. The journalist is considered as one of America’s most versatile television sports broadcasters.
His TV broadcast work started at ABC where he provided color commentary for the 1978 NCAA indoor volleyball championship. When the Bruins were not in the NCAA championship tournament, Al Scates, UCLA head coach had been doing commentary for ABC. The Bruins made the final in 1978 and ABC Network asked Scates if he knew someone who could replace him in the booth.
Scates got to know Chris as he used to work out at the Bruin gym. So, Scates recommended him. His first job was to provide color commentary for the NCAA championship match between Pepperdine and UCLA. Chris found out that he enjoyed broadcasting, and that he was perfect at it. The journalist continued to do color commentary for both indoor as well as beach volleyball between acting jobs and his own volleyball commitments for the next several years.
Chris Marlowe Play-By-Play
Chris made a serious commitment to sports broadcasting immediately after he completed his athletic career with the 1984 Olympic games. The journalsit took courses in the skills of the trade as well. He credits Lou Riggs, sportscasting expert of Santa Monica College for taking his time to train him in sports broadcasting fundamentals. After Chris started with Prime Ticket, Lynn Shackleford was his first partner on play-by-play. He then teamed up with Keith Erickson.
After Erickson quit, an opportunity opened up the play-by-play spot that Chris had been preparing for. The journalist moved over to play-by-play and former teammate Paul Sunderland joined him in the booth as his analyst. The pair knew each other well because, in 1975, they had played together on the U.S. National Indoor Volleyball Team.
The duo called their first volleyball event in 1985, announcing the college regional playoff match between Pepperdine and San Diego State. In 19992, Chris and Paul’s first work broadcasting at Olympic games was at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona in 1992. They also teamed up for a second time during the Olympics in Atlanta, and four years later in Sydney.
Later, Chris decided to make a major step-up by moving from analyst/color commentator to play-by-play. Also, it was not easy, Chris knew that it only meant many more broadcast opportunities. Now, in his nearly 4 decades career in sports broadcasting, Chris has covered and announced a variety of sporting events. He called Pacific 10 Basketball for FOX Sports Northwest and handled USC Trojan play-by-play duties for FOX Sports West as well.
Chris Marlowe Salary
He earns a generous amount as the play-by-play announcer for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. Chris receives an average salary of $73,285 per year.
Chris Marlowe Net Worth
He has accumulated good wealth as a professional sportscast. Chris has an estimated net worth of $2,386,298.
Who Is Chris Marlowe
Chris is an American professional sportscaster from Denver, Colorado. Currently, he serves as the play-by-play announcer for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. Chris announces the Denver Nuggets in the fall, winter, and spring. In the summer, he serves as a play-by-play announcer for the Association of Volleyball Professionals.
How Old Is Chris Marlowe
Chris is a 70-year-old American sportscaster who was born on September 28, 1951, in Santa Monica, California, United States of America.
Is Chris Marlowe Married
Currently, Chris resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife named Laurie. Chris and Laurie have two grown daughters named MacKenzie and Grace.