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Keynote Speaker, Voice of the Atlanta Hawks &, Emmy Award-Winning Broadcaster

General Information

Introduction:

Bob Rathbun is a nationally known sports television play-by-play announcer, who calls over 100 games a year in the NBA as the Voice of the Atlanta Hawks and college sports. He has been named the Sportscaster of the Year seven times in two different states, and has won four Emmys for his television broadcasting excellence.

Biography:

The dream of broadcasting started for Bob at the ripe old age of 12! In his hometown of Salisbury, NC, young Robert was invited to call a half-inning of an American Legion baseball game. He hasn't stopped since. Bob is now the television voice of the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Braves, primarily for Fox Sports Net and Turner Sports. He still works well over 125 events per year, college and pro. You'll find him calling Atlantic Coast Conference basketball games for Jefferson - Pilot Sports. The Worldwide Leader in Sports, ESPN, continues to use Bob for a variety of events .

During his career, Bob has worked with and interviewed hundreds of athletes, coaches, and administrators. Like Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Lee Corso and baseball legends Don Sutton and Sparky Anderson. In 2002, he put a different spin on his interviewing talents and launched Success Streams, where Bob interviews successful people from all walks of life like sports, entertainment and motivation.