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Cowherd was reared in ] and attended ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Success After Eastern | publisher = Eastern Washington University | url = http://www.ewu.edu/x46899.xml | accessdate = 2007-12-08 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070914185013/http://www.ewu.edu/x46899.xml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-14}}</ref> He began his career as the play-by-play voice for the ]'s ]. He eventually became a sports director at ]-TV in ], where he was named Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year five times.<ref name="InsideRadio">{{cite web |last=Kinosian |first=Mike|title = Now “Heard” Nationwide | publisher = InsideRadio.com | url = http://ftp.media.radcity.net/zmst/insideradio/Interviews/CowherdArticle04-08.pdf | format = ] | accessdate = 2007-07-13|date=8 April 2004}}</ref> He also served as sports anchor at ]-TV in ]. He moved to ], in 1996, where he spent nearly two years at ] Northwest NewsChannel 8, working as a sports anchor and hosting the thirty-minute 'A guy's take on baseball' program. In 2001, ''The Herd'' moved from an afternoon time slot on all-sports radio ] to the morning drive time.<ref name="ESPN081908">{{Cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/colincowherd/news/story?id=3543280 |title=The Herd with Colin Cowherd to simulcast on ESPNU beginning Aug. 25 |publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=16 February 2011 |date=19 August 2008}}</ref> | ||
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| Colin Cowherd | |
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 Colin Cowherd on the SportsNation set. | |
| Born | (1964-01-06) January 6, 1964 (age 61) Bay Center, Washington |
| Career | |
| Show | The Herd with Colin Cowherd, SportsNation |
| Network | ESPN Radio |
| Time slot | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST Monday-Friday |
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 ESPNU. He is also the co-host of the television show SportsNation on ESPN2.
Career
Cowherd was reared in Grayland, Washington and attended Eastern Washington University. He began his career as the play-by-play voice for the Pacific Coast League's Las Vegas Stars. He eventually became a 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 two years at KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, working as a sports anchor and hosting the thirty-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 2003, Cowherd was selected to replace Tony Kornheiser for the late morning time slot (10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (ET)) on ESPN Radio.
His show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a syndicated talk radio show broadcast on ESPN Radio affiliates throughout the United States and online at ESPNRadio.com. In 2008, the Herd added a simulcast on ESPNU. The show features commentary on sports news, perspective on other news stories, and interviews with popular analysts and sports figures. Although a sports broadcast, he often reflects on personal life and business as it relates to the sports world. Demographics and regional preferences are frequent topics of his program. The majority of his conversations primarily center around the National Football League (NFL) and college football with mentions of recent topics from Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also has a featured segment, Spanning the Globe, during the second segment of his show. In this segment, he interviews reporters in different parts of the country to talk about the day's main topics in their region.
Cowherd, along with Michelle Beadle, co-hosts SportsNation; the show debuted on July 6, 2009, on ESPN2.
ESPN Radio podcasts
- The Thundering Herd with Colin Cowherd
- The Herd Mentality
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
- "Colin Cowherd". ESPN.com. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- "Success After Eastern". Eastern Washington University. Archived from the original on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ Kinosian, Mike (8 April 2004). "Now "Heard" Nationwide" (PDF). InsideRadio.com. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- "The Herd with Colin Cowherd to simulcast on ESPNU beginning Aug. 25". ESPN.com. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- Deitch, Richard (December 19, 2007). "2005 Media Awards". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
External links
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio
- The Herds Word
- Colin Cowherd at IMDb
- Colin Cowherd ESPN Bio
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