The York, Pennsylvania native grew up in San Francisco. After graduating from the University of Santa Clara with a degree in business and economics in 1968, Howarth served two years in the armed forces in West Germany. He returned to attend Hastings Law School in San Francisco where he met his wife Mary.
The broadcasters career began in 1974 with a play-by-play for the Tacoma Twins Triple A baseball and also for the Univesity of Puget Sound’s varsity baseball, basketball and football and football teams. Howarth moved to Salt Lake City in 1976 and did play-by-play of Salt Lake City Gulls Triple A baseball for three years. He switched to basketball and was the Assistant General Manager of the Utah Pros of the Western Basketball Association and Group Sales Manager for Utah Jazz of the NBA prior to joining KWMS radio in 1980. He worked a partial schedule of games in 1981 while still the sports director and sports talk show host at KWMS radio in Salt Lake City prior to joining the sports department of CJCL radio in Toronto.
Jerry Howarth resides in Etobicoke with his wife Mary and his two teenage sons, Benjamin and Joseph.
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