John Sterling Net Worth, Age, Biography, Wife
John Sterling Net Worth
John Sterling, a known American sportscaster has an estimated net worth of work $3 million.
Profile Summary
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Name | John Sterling |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 4 July 1938 |
| Age | 85 years old (as of 2023) |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Profession | Sportscaster |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Wife | Jennifer (m. 1996, d. 2008) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Carl H.T., Gladys (Hodrov) Sloss |
John Sterling Biography
John Sterling is a famous American sportscaster known for announcing New York Yankees baseball games on the radio. He called 5,060 Yankees games in a row, starting in 1989, with only a short break in July 2019.
His father was Carl H. T. Sloss, an advertising executive. John attended Moravian College, Boston University, and the Columbia University School of General Studies before launching his radio career at a Wellsville, New York station.
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John Sterling Age
The American sportscaster was born on 4 July 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. John Sterling is 85 years old as of 2023.
John Sterling Career
He changed his name to Sterling and started his broadcasting career in Baltimore. There, he was the play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1970–71 NBA season. He also did play-by-play for Morgan State University football from 1971 to 1978.
Sterling began his New York broadcasting journey as a talk show host with WMCA in 1971. Later, he became the radio voice for various teams, including the WHA's New York Raiders, the WFL's New York Stars, the NHL's New York Islanders (with Bob Lawrence), and the ABA/NBA's New York/New Jersey Nets (mostly with Mike DeTomasso). Sterling also had a stint with the Yankees, serving as a pre-game host on WMCA and WINS radio, as well as co-hosting cable segments with Mel Allen.
Between 1975 and 1980, Sterling announced Nets and Islanders games for WMCA, WVNJ, WOR-TV, and SportsChannel New York, while continuing his WMCA talk program until 1978. Afterward, he spent nine years in Atlanta, hosting a sports call-in show on WSB radio and covering the Braves (1982–1987) and Hawks (1981–1989) for Turner Sports.
From 2013 to 2017, Sterling announced the Kitten Bowl on the Hallmark Channel. On December 16, 2018, he called the Brooklyn Nets–Atlanta Hawks game on the YES Network.
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John Sterling Wife and Children
In 2008, he divorced his wife, Jennifer, after 12 years of marriage. He is a father of four, including triplets born in 2000.
