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| * Cowherd also recieved criticism when he encouraged all of his listeners to access the sports blog "The Big Lead" at once with the intention of causing the site to shut down. <ref name=<"michiganzone"> "michiganzone.blogspot.com" Retrieved on 4-11-07. </ref> There was no apparent reason for targeting "The Big Lead." | |||
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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.
Controversies on "The Herd"
Main article: The Herd with Colin CowherdCowherd has been the target of ESPN's ombudsman twice for his activities on the show, first for using un-attributed material from "M Zone", a University of Michigan fan blog without crediting it and then in 2007, after he told listeners to "blow up" the servers of sports blog "The Big Lead", causing a massive influx of visitors to the site, which brought it down for almost four full days.
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.
Controversies
- Many Bloggers have accused Cowherd of Plagiarism.
- Cowherd also recieved criticism when he encouraged all of his listeners to access the sports blog "The Big Lead" at once with the intention of causing the site to shut down. There was no apparent reason for targeting "The Big Lead."
References
- ESPN Radio , retrieved on 04-09-07]
- Solomon, George ESPN.COMon 04-06-06
- Schreiber, Le Anne ESPN.COM on 04-08-07
- Deitch, Richard "2005 Media Awards" Written on 12-19-07, retrieved on 04-09-07
- InsideRadio.com Retrieved on 04-09-07.
- "deadspin.com" Retrieved on 4-11-07.
- "michiganzone.blogspot.com" Retrieved on 4-11-07.
- "michiganzone.blogspot.com" Retrieved on 4-11-07.