Ken Rosenthal is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on September 19, 1962 in New York, New York, United States. American journalist who is known for his work as a sportswriter and reporter. He is recognized for covering Major League Baseball for the Fox network and also serves as the senior baseball writer for The Athletic.
He has interviewed several MLB players including Bryce Harper and Manny Machado.
Rosenthal grew up in Oyster Bay, New York and attended Oyster Bay High School. After serving as an intern covering sports for Newsday on Long Island, he began his career in 1984 at the York Daily Record. He moved on to the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for two years before landing a full-time job with The Baltimore Sun, where he was named Maryland Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association during his tenure from 1987 to 2000. Rosenthal simultaneously contributed to Sports Illustrated from 1990 to 2000, providing weekly notes during baseball season. He then spent five years at The Sporting News before joining Fox Sports in 2005. He regularly wears a bow tie when appearing on Fox Sports telecasts in support of various charitable organizations. In 2015 and 2016, Rosenthal won the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Reporter for his work with Fox Sports and MLB Network.
In June 2017, FoxSports.com eliminated its writing staff to focus only on video, leaving Rosenthal without an editorial home. He began posting stories on his Facebook page, before joining The Athletic in August 2017 as a senior baseball writer.
He was born and raised in Oyster Bay, New York and married Lisa Rosenthal in 1990.
