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Kevin Harlan reveals when he may retire from broadcasting
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Kevin Harlan reveals when he may retire from broadcasting

Legendary play-by-play broadcaster Kevin Harlan turned 63 years old this past June, but he made it known during the latest edition of "The Announcer Schedules Podcast" that he isn't thinking about riding off into the sunset anytime soon. 

"...First of all, no one recognizes me unless I ask a question or make an order at a restaurant," Harlan joked during the interview, per the Barrett Sports Media website. "But no one ever recognizes me, and I really can’t think of anything I’d rather do. I’m in my early 60s. I’d like to go another 15 years, perhaps."

Harlan seemingly still has his fastball considering the fact he routinely goes viral with his calls of NFL, NBA and college basketball games on a yearly basis. As shared by Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, Harlan already holds the record for most consecutive Super Bowl contests called (13), and he'll extend that streak when he's again in the Westwood One Radio Sports booth for Super Bowl LVIII this coming February. 

The CBS Sports website notes that Harlan handles NFL on CBS duties on Sunday afternoons before he works "Monday Night Football" games alongside either Hall of Famer Kurt Warner or a different color commentator for Westwood One. Harlan then completes some NBA on TNT work before he starts things over again the following NFL weekend. 

"I’ve been incredibly fortunate in the business, but handling the NBA, and it continues to grow in popularity, but the people that watch are incredibly detail-oriented, as they are in the NFL," Harlan said about his workload. "Staying up with these two sports is enough for me." 

Al Michaels turns 79 years old this coming weekend and is still going strong for Amazon Prime Video "Thursday Night Football" matchups. Perhaps Harlan could follow in Michaels' footsteps and remain an active broadcaster for North America's two most popular professional sports leagues through at least 2038.

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