Brian Hardzinski is a public radio producer from Flower Mound, Texas. He is a Jeopardy contestant to appear on the 40th season of the longest-running trivia game show.
There, he will make his first appearance on 11 April 2024 episode. He will face a returning champion, Lee Wilkins, a regulatory affairs coordinator from Auburn, Alabama. Moreover, his other competitor will be Alison Betts, a writer and creative executive from San Jose, California.
Brian Hardzinski (pictured with Jeopardy host Ken Jennings) fulfilled his lifelong dream of appearing as a contestant on America’s Favorite Quiz Show, Jeopardy! (Source: Brian’s Facebook)
Lee ended the winning streak of a three-day winner Lucas Partridge, on the 10 April 2024 episode. She will return as a champion with total winnings of $2,200.
Hardzinski, a fan of televised trivia says that he realized a lifelong dream of competing on the show. He is looking forward to emerging as a new champion of the popular quiz game show.
Get to know Jeopardy contestant Brian Hardzinski’s wiki, family background, and personal and professional life details here.
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Brian Hardzinski Wiki, Age & Education
Brian Hardzinski is 38 years old now. He was born Brian Thomas Hardzinski in the year 1986 and his birthday falls on the 3rd of March.
First @WBUR birthday, and I couldn’t be more grateful to celebrate with my @OnPointRadio colleagues. Cake meetings = best meetings. pic.twitter.com/jbAVxPS2Jv
— Brian Hardzinski (@brianhardzinski) March 3, 2017
As per wiki, he hails from Flower Mound, Texas which makes him American by nationality. His mother Laura Hardzinski was born in Wisconsin and was raised in Minnesota. He also had a brief stint in Singapore as per wiki sources.
Hardzinski is accompanied by a sister named Bethany Everett Hardzinski. Bethany works as a Life Safety Park Manager at the City of Coppell Fire Department. She is a 2017 graduate of the
Today would’ve been my grandmother’s 107th birthday. To celebrate, here’s Grandma Hardzinski holding chubby crazy-eyed baby Brian dressed like an Olive Garden waiter. pic.twitter.com/yQqGtrKADg
— Brian Hardzinski (@brianhardzinski) January 14, 2019
After graduating from high school, he went to the University of Oklahoma. There, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and History, graduating in 2008. When not working, he enjoys competing in triathlons, distance running, playing tennis, and entertaining his rambunctious Boston Terrier, Bucky.
Brian Hardzinski Is A Media Personality
Brian is a radio producer by profession currently working at KCRW radio station. He serves as a Senior Producer for “Press Play with Madeleine Brand,” a daily one-hour newsmagazine that covers a diverse range of topics, stories, and trends.
Here’s @TheMadBrand‘s @KCRWPressPlay interview with @EmmanuelAcho that earned @LAPressClub honors: https://t.co/smMGfst0qB
I went back and listened this weekend – in light of everything happening with #JonGruden it feels just as pressing and urgent today – maybe even more. https://t.co/kryR2IkXqk
— Brian Hardzinski (@brianhardzinski) October 18, 2021
Prior to that, he worked as an announcer and associate producer of NPR’s only live show, “On Point.”He spent nearly a decade at KGOU Public Radio station in Oklahoma City as the operations director, digital news editor, Morning Edition host, reporter, and producer.
While working at KGOU, he was honored by Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI), the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters, and local and regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Brian Hardzinski Wife: Inside His Married Life
Well, Hardzinski prefers to keep his personal life away from public attention. He is a married man as per his Instagram bio. He has kept his Instagram account private.
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Likewise, Brian and his life partner are raising children from their marital relationship. He has mentioned herself as a dad on his Instagram bio. However, he has not shared pictures evincing his married life on his social media.