Sports Announcer Eli Gold
Gold was the official voice for the Birmingham Bulls hockey team of the World Hockey Association as well as college football games, UAB Blazers basketball and Birmingham Barons baseball games, Calling All Sports radio show and Sports Talk with Eli TV show hosts.
As a color analyst, he has worked for various outlets, such as 12 years with former Alabama quarterback Kenny Stabler and with ESPN, CBS Sports, and TNN Motorsports for NASCAR coverage.
Early Life and Education
Eli Gold is a New York native and widely recognized as a sports broadcasting legend. Starting his career selling peanuts at Yankee games before moving on to radio broadcasting booth, his success is due to hard work and passion for his craft.
After earning his medical degree, he relocated to California to pursue his interests in pediatrics at the University of Davis. Since arriving, he has distinguished himself both as a brilliant clinical teacher and as an active researcher on varicella zoster and cytomegalovirus; additionally fostering connections with local medical societies and forging liaisons among them.
He has become a tireless champion for children and adolescents. Additionally, his keen business acumen makes him a key partner at Lockhart and Gardner; furthermore he remains devoted father and husband.
Professional Career
Eli Gold has been the voice of Alabama football for the last 36 years. During that time, he has called three BCS National Championship games and two College Football Playoff national titles under coach Nick Saban. Gold was also previously the play-by-play announcer for UAB basketball and baseball as well as Birmingham Bulls hockey team.
Gold returned to Alabama sports broadcasting following his cancer battle and now hosts his radio show “Hey Coach”, where he sits down with coaches from Alabama sports teams and takes phone calls from fans.
Peter Florrick employs him to aid his reelection campaign by tracking down and dispelling any negative rumors about himself and deleting them from Alicia’s phone. He works for Lockhart & Gardner and is Jewish; having grown up in Brooklyn he was greatly influenced by New York radio legends such as Red Barber, Marty Glickman, and Mel Allen.
Achievement and Honors
Eli Gold has been providing voice of University of Alabama football since 1988 and is one of the longest-tenured college football announcers. Additionally, he has called games for other school sports including baseball, soccer, volleyball and women’s basketball. Gold has won multiple awards throughout his tenure at Alabama – including being honored with Johnny Stallings Award, given annually to an individual or organization working to assist people with intellectual disabilities.
He has made appearances in a number of movies and TV shows, such as Orange Is the New Black, Trouble, and Woodlawn – boasting an impressive acting CV that would put many fellow performers to shame. Additionally, in 2019 the National Football Foundation awarded him with their Chris Schenkel Award, an accolade bestowed upon those with long and distinguished broadcast careers covering college football directly tied to particular universities.
Personal Life
Eli is an avid sports fan. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he has called NASCAR races for Motor Racing Network; college football games for Alabama Crimson Tide radio broadcasts as well as Arena Football League coverage from NBC Sports; Calling All Sports with Eli and Sports Talk with Eli shows; as well as hockey for St Louis Blues and Birmingham Bulls teams.
He is an avid gardener in Tuscaloosa, where he specializes in growing kosher pickles and tomatoes for pickling purposes. In addition, he serves as an equity partner at Lockhart & Gardner where he oversees Peter Florrick’s campaign management efforts.
Real-life Gold was the University of Alabama football play-by-announcer for decades before announcing his retirement at the end of 2024 season due to testing positive for coronavirus infection and testing positive with Chris Stewart as his successor.
Net Worth
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Eli is shown revealing information regarding Natalie Flores as an illegal immigrant to Lockhart/Gardner employees, later regretting this move and helping Natalie secure employment there.
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