Kenny Albert is one of the hardest-working broadcasters in the business. And if he isn’t busy enough between his NFL and NHL duties, Albert is taking on an added assignment: calling a high school game for a local radio station.
FOX broadcaster Kenny Albert has volunteered to handle play-by-play duties for a New Jersey high school football game. https://t.co/TS5uykoiQy
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) November 11, 2020
Per NJ.com:
What originally started as bit of a joke became serious. Before calling the undefeated Steelers and Bengals at 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Albert will call the 1-5 North Valley Demarest Norsemen taking on the 1-5 Dumont Huskies, who are squaring off for the first time since 1993.
Albert currently has a daughter at NV/Demarest and said he’d been receiving emails about the school’s livestream showings of different sports. He said to Norsemen athletic director Greg Butler that if there were ever a Thursday night football game, he’d be happy to lend his voice.
That opportunity arose this week as COVID-19 continues to shuffle schedules around and the Norsemen were given a Thursday slot.
NV/Demarest has been livestreaming games with one camera and no announcers, just relying on the public address announcer to clue watchers on the action. Albert will be joined Thursday by NV/Demarest alum Eli Nachmany doing color commentary.