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Chip Caray Bio, Net Worth, 7 Thrilling Facts- Is He Still Married To Susan Caray?

July 6, 2021
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Chip Caray is from a long generation of sports broadcasters. His paternal grandfather and father were renowned sports broadcasters with prestigious clubs throughout their career. In his eventful career Chip has broadcast for different games on television and radio for ‘Fox Sports’ including “Chicago Cubs”, “Atlanta Braves Baseball” and “Southeastern Conference Basketball.”

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  • Chip Caray Biography
  • Career
  • He Is Still Married To Susan Caray
  • How Chip Caray Makes His Money
  • 7 Thrilling Facts About Him
    • 1. He Is From A Generation Of Broadcasters
    • 2. He Almost Went To A Medical School
    • 3. Chip, His Father, And Grandfather Did A 3- Generation Game At Braves-Cubs
    • 4. He Usually Imitates His Dad
    • 5. His Father Had Hoped He Would Become A Lawyer
    • 6. His Father And Grandfather
    • 7. He Got To Know His Father And Grandfather When He Became A Sportscaster
  • Complete profile of Chip Caray

Chip Caray Biography

Harry Christopher Caray III was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the US on the 27th of February 1965. He is currently 60 years old.

His father (Skip Caray) divorced his mother (Lila Haberberger) when he was 4 years of age. While he grew up in St. Louis, his father moved to Atlanta for a new job where he became the fresh voice of NBA’s “Braves” and “Hawks”

Chip, as he is popularly called, chose his career after he heard his father call of a Bob Watson home run off Steve Howe in a Braves 1983 game.

Career

From Parkway High school, Chip went on and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the prestigious University of Georgia in 1987.

He worked at some television stations in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Panama City, Florida. Chip worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for ‘Orlando Magic’ of the NBA between 1989-1996.

Chip was also working on baseball games on the side for the American League(Seattle Mariners) between 1993-1995. It was during his broadcasting with the Mariners that he received a St. Louis Cardinals two-game tryout. He was then offered a job after the 1994 season but he remained with Seattle Mariners.

One of the prime points of his career was the Fox first edition of Major League Baseball broadcast in 1996.

His career continued to progress and in 1998, Chicago Cubs hired him to work alongside his grandfather as a broadcaster.

Unfortunately for him, his grandfather (Harry Caray) died before he was due to start and he took his grandfather’s position and worked with the team for seven seasons alongside Steve Stone. They both left Chicago Cubs after the end of the 2004 season.

When Chip Caray got another opportunity to work alongside another family member( his father) he embraced it wholeheartedly. He signed a contract with Clear Channel and TBS to broadcast alongside his father for the Atlanta Braves.

He described the experience of working with his father as life-changing and was when they actually formed a bond. Chip was also the broadcaster for TBS College football he covering Pac-10 and Big-12.

After a major shake-up among the Atlanta Braves broadcasters, with many of them leaving, Chip got promoted to the main play-by-play broadcaster for TBS during Major League Baseball playoff in 2007, a position he held till 2009.

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Critics and fans of the game have criticized Chip for making some factual mistakes during postseason broadcasts. But he defended himself that this wasn’t the job he had when he got to the club and that he could only adapt and improve on it.

He proceeded to sign another contract with Fox Sports South on the 21st of December 2009 as a play-by-play broadcaster for all 105 Braves games and basketball games in their regional sports networks.

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He Is Still Married To Susan Caray

As regards his love life, Chip Caray married his longtime girlfriend Susan Eyerly on the 6th of April 1996 and they have built a lovely family together with four children. 3 Sons (Stefan, Tristan, Christopher) and a daughter (Summerlyn). They live in St. Augustine, Florida.

How Chip Caray Makes His Money

Chip earns about $100,000 annually and his net worth is said to be about $1.5 million and $5 million. He made the fortune from his career as a sport journalist.

7 Thrilling Facts About Him

1. He Is From A Generation Of Broadcasters

Chip comes from a family of sports broadcasters, his grandfather (Harry Caray) called games for St Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. His father (Skip Caray) was a broadcaster for Atlanta Braves till he died in the year 2008.

His brother(Josh Caray) is a radio broadcaster with Hudson Valley Renegades). Chip has jocularly said that one of his sons might be interested in picking up the family mantle.

2. He Almost Went To A Medical School

Chip’s maternal grandfather was a successful dentist in St. Louis and was also his like his second father. So, he wanted to go to a med school to please his maternal grandparents who have been married for over 60 years.

3. Chip, His Father, And Grandfather Did A 3- Generation Game At Braves-Cubs

Three generations of Caray (Harry, Skip, and Chip) did a three-generation game at Braves-Cubs game in May 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

4. He Usually Imitates His Dad

If you follow him, you will find out that sometimes Chip would imitate his dad in a sarcastic tone.

5. His Father Had Hoped He Would Become A Lawyer

Despite being from a long family line of sports broadcasters, his father hoped for a distinct career path for Chip; he wanted him to be a lawyer. Interestingly, it was his father’s call of a Bob Watson home run that made him decide on broadcasting.

6. His Father And Grandfather

While his father was awarded a Georgia-area Emmy award and six Georgia Sportscaster-of-the Year awards from the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. His grandfather, on the other hand, was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award.

7. He Got To Know His Father And Grandfather When He Became A Sportscaster

Chip never really had a relationship with his father or grandfather. His major connection to them was watching them on TV. He got to know them as fans first then family after he got into the business.

Complete profile of Chip Caray

Chip Caray
Full NameHarry Christopher
Date of Birth27 February 1965
Age60
Zodiac SignPisces
Birth placeSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityWhite
ProfessionTelevision Host
EducationParkway West High School
Northern Michigan University University of Georgia, '87; Journalism
FatherSkip Caray
MotherLila Haberberger
SiblingsJosh Caray, Shayelyn Woodbery, Cindy Hines
Marital StatusMarried
Spouse Susan Caray (m. 1996)
GirlfriendNA
KidsStefan, Tristan, Christopher and Summerlyn Caray
ReligionNA
Estimated Net Worth:$1.5 million
Source of net worthMedia
Height6feet 5inches(1.98m)
WeightNA
Eye colorBrown
Hair colorDark brown
Social mediainstagram
Twitter
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