Nationality American Children William Funk Alma mater Syracuse University Name Neil Funk | Occupation Announcer Education Syracuse University Spouse(s) Renee Funk | |
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Born December 29, 1946 (age 77) ( 1946-12-29 ) Employer National Basketball Association,Chicago Bulls Residence Chicago, Illinois, United States Similar Stacey King, Adam Amin, Tom Dore | ||
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Neil Funk (born December 29, 1946) is the current television play-by-play announcer for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.
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- Stacey king will slap and choke out neil funk it s just playoff basketball
- Neil funk and stacey king assess kwame brown
- Education and career
- Quotes
- Other activities
- Personal life
- References
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Education and career
Funk grew up in Indianapolis and attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1969. His first broadcasting job was covering high school and college sports for a small radio station in Danville, Illinois. He quickly moved up the ranks to acquire a job with the Philadelphia 76ers' WIBG-radio broadcasting crew in 1976. After time broadcasting for the Kansas City Kings, Funk began doing television broadcasts for the Sixers in 1982. Partnering with Steve Mix, he won an Emmy Award in 1989.
Funk joined the Chicago Bulls as a radio play-by-play announcer in 1991. On May 6, 2008, it was announced that Funk would replace Tom Dore (Comcast Sportsnet) and Wayne Larrivee (WGN-TV) as the play-by-play man for Chicago Bulls games on television.
Quotes
Funk is known for using his signature phrase "Ka-Boom!" whenever a Bulls player hits a three-point shot. He is also well known for his dramatic call "Bang, down the well it goes!"
A typical sampling of Funk's play-by-play call: "Dennis inbounds to Scottie, who brings the ball up. Pippen across the timeline with Stockton on him. Scottie left side for Michael. Michael backing Russell, backing, backing now swings it down to Luc. Over to Scottie with 10 on the 24. Scottie to Steve Kerr for three—ka-boom!"
Other activities
Funk was also featured as the play-by-play announcer for the 1996 Midway Games arcade game NBA Hangtime. Among many NBA players of the time and members of the game's development team, Funk is accessible as a hidden character by using the name NFUNK along with pin 0101.
Personal life
Funk is married to his wife Renee and has one son named William. He currently lives in Chicago.