Background
Burke, who was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia has Bachelor of Arts in communication arts in 1985 from James Madison University.
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He joined the all-sports regional cable network in September 1997 and after a one-year hiatus in 2000, he returned to Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear in January 2002. Currently, he lives in suburban Philadelphia. Career While at Comcast SportsNet, Burke covered major events, including the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star game in Denver, and Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami.
During his first three years at Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, Burke anchored SportsRise, a weekday morning highlight-driven sportscast.
In 1998, he co-hosted the Parade All-America High School Basketball Show which aired on Fox SportsNet (FSN). Burke first began at National Basketball Association television in October 1999 as a weekend host.
His primary duty since then has been to host the National Basketball Association television studio show. He also has hosted The National Basketball Association Beat, an interactive call-in show that was based at the National Basketball Association Store in New York City.
Burke also anchored and reported during National Basketball Association television"s around-the-clock coverage of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
During the 2000-2001 National Basketball Association season, he served as courtside host for the first-ever live webcast of a major professional sporting event in the United States, when he guided viewers through an National Basketball Association regular season game between the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. He also is one of the studio hosts for Master of Library Science on National Broadcasting Company.
