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1998 belmont stakes tom durkin biography

          Known as a master of the art of race calling with an unrivaled sense of timing and flair for the dramatic, Durkin called some 80, races.!

          Tom Durkin (sportscaster)

          Tom Durkin

          Born (1950-11-30) November 30, 1950 (age 74)

          Chicago, Illinois

          Sports commentary career
          SportThoroughbred horse racing

          Tom Durkin (born November 30, 1950) is a semi-retired American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in Thoroughbredhorse racing.

          For the past 30 years of his year career, track announcer Tom Durkin has borne witness to many of Thoroughbred racing greatest moments.

        1. Belmont Park track announcer Tom Durkin to rise to the occasion once again: "He's coming to the eighth pole!
        2. Known as a master of the art of race calling with an unrivaled sense of timing and flair for the dramatic, Durkin called some 80, races.
        3. Born in Chicago, Durkin studied theater at St. Norbert College and began calling races at county fairs in Wisconsin in the summer of In.
        4. Tom Durkin, who has been the NYRA track announcer since , announced today that he will call his last race at Saratoga Race Course on August

          5. He was the race caller for NBC Sports from 1984 through 2010 and served as announcer for the New York Racing Association from 1990 until retiring in 2014. For his career-long dedication, he was awarded the Eclipse Award of Merit in January 2015.[1]

          Life and career

          Durkin was born in Chicago, Illinois.

          He studied drama at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. In 1971, he was hired as a race caller at Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred races at county fairs in Wisconsin. He did this each summer through 1975 then the following year was employed by the Daily Racing Form as a call taker responsible for documenting the comments and stati