• Born in Seattle, Washington on 23 February 1983
• Parents involved in US Army, grew up moving around the US
• Attended Murrow College of Communication and graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and broadcasting
• Works as a sports reporter, journalist, and an anchor for NBC Sports network in San Francisco
• Married to her husband David and loves travelling, playing sports, and spending time in nature
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Kerith Burke Wiki Biography
Kerith Burke was born in Seattle, Washington State USA, on 23 February 1983, so under the zodiac sign of Pisces and holding American nationality – she is popular for being a sports reporter, journalist, and an anchor currently working for the NBC Sports network in San Francisco.
Early life and education
Kerith grew up all around the US, as both her parents were involved with the US Army and therefore often moved – the longest time Kerith has spent in one place during her life has been five years. She hasn’t shared much regarding her parents with the public, while it is known that it was her mother who came up with the name for her – she picked it up from a novel written by James A. Michener published in 1965.
As Kerith hasn’t talked about having any siblings, she’s believed to be an only child. Kerith was very interested in sports as she was growing-up, and took part in several during her time at high school. After matriculation, she enrolled at the Washington State University’s Murrow College of Communication, and graduated three years later with a bachelor’s degree in communications and broadcasting.
Career of a sports reporter
Kerith launched her career working for several local stations based in North Carolina, Washington, and Idaho, as a reporter, editor, anchor, and a photographer.
She made somewhat of a transition after she began working as a freelancer for the PAC-12 Network as their football reporter. She first came under the spotlight when she started working for SportsNet New York (SNY) as their reporter and anchor – during her time there, Kerith was mostly focused on covering the University of Connecticut basketball – both male and female – while also the New York Jets American Football team, Tri-State collegiate and several other professional teams.
Around the same time, Kerith became the host of “The Geno Auriemma Show” centred on the University of Connecticut, which went on to win an Emmy Award. In 2016 Kerith joined the NBC team as a freelancer, and was working on the coverage of the US women’s basketball team after their win at the Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – she officially began working for the NBC Sports Bay Area in 2017, and as of 2024, serves as a side reporter for the Golden State Warriors basketball team, and can be seen in “Warriors Central”, “Warriors Postgame Live”, and “Warriors Pregame Live” shows.
Love life and husband
Kerith is quite secretive when it comes to her love life, as she hasn’t shared much regarding her past and present affairs with the public. Kerith often uploads pictures of herself and her husband onto her Instagram account which is how the public was introduced to David, her other half. While it isn’t known how or when the two met for the first time, they were allegedly dating for several years before exchanging their wedding vows in 2018 – they spent their honeymoon in Europe as they are both fans of travelling, and currently seem to be leading a happy life together but without any kids as they are both focused on their careers.
David appears to be staying away from the media’s attention, and isn’t at all popular on the internet. Kerith hasn’t talked about any other man she might have dated before David, and judging by her social media accounts (mostly Instagram), she’s married to David , and they don’t have any kids.
Hobbies and other interests
Kerith is a hard-working woman and her job takes a bit of her free time as well, however, Kerith still finds time for her other interests and hobbies.
Kerith is trying to stay physically active as much as she can – she has a couple of training sessions at the gym every week, and occasionally plays basketball with her friends. She watches sports on TV on a daily basis, while her favorites are college football, hockey, and basketball, usually cheering for the Washington State Cougars football team.
Both she and her husband are huge fans of travelling – they made a trip around Europe, and their favorite city appears to be Rome in Italy, as Kerith has uploaded numerous pictures from around the city onto her Instagram account.
Got to see my kind of Hamilton tonight ? pic.twitter.com/L0wjgb8gZ6
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) September 9, 2019
While her job demands her to be surrounded by people as she is involved in sports, Kerith prefers to spend her free time in nature away from people – she sees this as her way of meditating, and helping her to recharge her batteries.
Appearance and net worth
Kerith has long brown hair and brown eyes, and is 5ft 9in (1.75m) tall, while her weight is unknown. According to authoritative sources, Kerith’s current net worth is estimated to be more than $600,000, and is steadily rising thanks to her career of a broadcast sports journalist.
Presence on the internet
Kerith is quite active on several popular social media networks, as she sees this as something very important for her career of a sports journalist.
She launched her Twitter account in July 2011, and her Instagram account shortly afterwards – she’s also running a Facebook page, which counts more than 4,500 fans.
