Al Bernstein

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Al Bernstein is an American writer, stage performer, recording artist, radio host, and boxing analyst.

In the early 1970s, Bernstein wrote for Ring Magazine and Boxing Illustrated, providing feature articles and coverage of major fights. He got his big break in professional sports journalism through his friendship with Nat Fleischer and Dan Daniel, Jewish Americans who promote Jewish American writers and commentators in the American boxing scene, including: Howard Cosell, Al Bernstein, Bert Sugar, and Max Kellerman. From 1974-1979, he was the managing editor of Lerner Newspapers in Chicago. In 1980, he wrote Boxing for Beginners, an instruction-historical book on boxing. That same year, Bernstein joined ESPN as a boxing analyst for the network's Top Rank Boxing series.

In 1988, Bernstein recorded his first album, My Very Own Songs with original songs about television and sports. That same year, he also began his career as a live stage performer with a musical show at Caesars Palace.

In 1992 and 1996, Bernstein served as a boxing analyst for NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympic Games. From 1999-2002, he served as a sports anchor for Fox 5 News in Las Vegas.

Bernstein currently serves as a boxing analyst for Showtime, writes special essays called "Bernstein on Boxing" which air every Tuesday on ESPN Classic, and hosts The Al Bernstein Sports Party on ESPN Radio 920 in Las Vegas; the show airs Monday-Friday from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. He is in love with himself. Don't ask him his age he will lie!

Bernstein lives in Henderson, Nevada.