Kenny Rice Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Eclipse Award for outstanding local TV coverage of thoroughbred racing in 1996
• Won the Englehard Award from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association for lifetime achievement in reporting in 1996
• Was named Kentucky Broadcaster of the Year by the State Horsemen Association in 1988
• Was the sports director at WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Ky․, from 1980 to 1999
• Best known as a sportscaster for NBC Sports and as the co-host of "Inside MMA․"
• Play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of boxing and thoroughbred horse racing
• In his spare time, he loves watching movies and has even written some screenplays as a hobby
• Appeared in the documentary film "When Happy Met Froggie" in 2011