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'''Colin Cowherd''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] personality. He is currently the host of '']'' on ] and host of the television program '']'' on ].


==Career==
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In 1985 Cowherd began his broadcast career as the play-by-play voice for the ]'s ]. He eventually became sports director at ]-TV in ], where he was named Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year five times. He also served as sports anchor at ]-TV in ]. He moved to ], in ], where he spent nearly eight years at ] Northwest NewsChannel 8, working as a sports anchor and hosting the 30-minute 'A guy's take on baseball' program. In ], ''The Herd'' moved from an afternoon time slot on all-sports radio ] to the morning drive time.


===ESPN Radio===
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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. <ref name="ESPNRadio> ESPN Radio , retrieved on 04-09-07]</ref>

==Controversies on "The Herd"==
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Cowherd has been the target of ESPN's ] twice for his activities on the show, first for using un-attributed material from "M Zone", a ] fan blog without crediting it <ref name="Solomon> ''Solomon, George'' '''ESPN.COM'''</ref> 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. <ref name="Schreiber>''Schreiber, Le Anne'' '''ESPN.COM''' </ref>

==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, as voted by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. <ref name="Nevada"> ''InsideRadio.com'' Retrieved on 04-09-07.</ref>

== References ==
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==See also==
* '']''

==External links==
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Revision as of 19:36, 13 April 2007

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 Cowherd

Cowherd 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.

References

  1. ESPN Radio , retrieved on 04-09-07]
  2. Solomon, George ESPN.COMon 04-06-06
  3. Schreiber, Le Anne ESPN.COM on 04-08-07
  4. Deitch, Richard "2005 Media Awards" Written on 12-19-07, retrieved on 04-09-07
  5. InsideRadio.com Retrieved on 04-09-07.

See also

External links

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