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| '''Colin Cowherd''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] personality. He is currently the host of '']'' on ] and host of the television program '']'' on ]. | '''Colin Cowherd''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] personality. He is currently the host of '']'' on ] and host of the television program '']'' on ]. | ||
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| In ], Cowherd was selected to replace ] for the late morning time slot on ESPN Radio. | In ], Cowherd was selected to replace ] for the late morning time slot on ESPN Radio. | ||
| His show, ] is a syndicated talk radio show broadcast on ESPN Radio affiliates throughout the U.S. and online at ESPNRadio.com. The show features commentary on the day's sports news, perspective on other news stories, and interviews with popular analysts and sports figures. | His show, ] is a syndicated talk radio show broadcast on ESPN Radio affiliates throughout the U.S. and online at ESPNRadio.com. The show features commentary on the day's sports news, perspective on other news stories, and interviews with popular analysts and sports figures. <ref name="ESPNRadio> ESPN Radio , retrieved on 04-09-07]</ref> | ||
| ==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
| * '']'''s 2005 Radio Personality of the year.<ref name="SIaward"> '''Deitch, Richard''' "2005 Media Awards" Written on 12-19-07, retrieved on 04-09-07 </ref> | |||
| * Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year five times | |||
| * Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year five times, as voted by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. <ref name="Nevada"> ''InsideRadio.com'' Retrieved on 04-09-07.</ref> | |||
| * '']'''s 2005 Radio Personality of the year. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Colin Cowherd (born January 6, 1964) is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio and host of the television program Missing Link on ESPN Classic.
Career
In 1985 Cowherd began his broadcast career as the play-by-play voice for the Pacific Coast League's Las Vegas Stars. He eventually became sports director at KVBC-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was named Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year five times. He also served as sports anchor at WTVT-TV in Tampa, Florida. He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1996, where he spent nearly eight years at KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, working as a sports anchor and hosting the 30-minute 'A guy's take on baseball' program. In 2001, The Herd moved from an afternoon time slot on all-sports radio KFXX to the morning drive time.
ESPN Radio
In 2004, Cowherd was selected to replace Tony Kornheiser for the late morning time slot on ESPN Radio.
His show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a syndicated talk radio show broadcast on ESPN Radio affiliates throughout the U.S. and online at ESPNRadio.com. The show features commentary on the day's sports news, perspective on other news stories, and interviews with popular analysts and sports figures.
Awards
- Sports Illustrated's 2005 Radio Personality of the year.
- Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year five times, as voted by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
References
- ESPN Radio , retrieved on 04-09-07]
- Deitch, Richard "2005 Media Awards" Written on 12-19-07, retrieved on 04-09-07
- InsideRadio.com Retrieved on 04-09-07.