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'''Colin Cowherd''' (born January 6, 1962) Is a Television and Radio host. He was the host of '']'' on ] from 2004-2015. He is also a former co-host of the show '']'' on ESPN2 with ] and later ]. |
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'''Colin Cowherd''' (born January 6, 1962) Is a Television and Radio host. He was the host of '']'' on ] from 2004-2015. He is also a former co-host of the show '']'' on ESPN2 with ] and later ]. |
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==Career== |
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Cowherd grew up in Bay Center, Washington.<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|archivedate=2007-09-14}}</ref> He began his career as the play-by-play voice for the Middlesex County College's Costa Mesa campus baseball team. He eventually became a sports director at ] 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=PDF|accessdate=2007-07-13|date=8 April 2004}}</ref> |
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He served as weekend sports anchor at ] in ]. {{When|date=November 2014}} He moved to ], in 1996, where he worked as a sports anchorman for ]. Cowherd took a brief time away from broadcasting to became a paperboy where he delivered hundreds of sports themed newspapers per day to people. However Cowherd decided to go back to broadcasting as that was where the money was at .<ref>{{cite news|last=Brenneman|first=Kristina|title=News teams rake bright talent in for fall sweeps|newspaper=]|date=September 24, 2000|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2000/09/25/newscolumn2.html|accessdate=April 30, 2013}}</ref> 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=February 16, 2011|date=August 19, 2008}}</ref> |
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===With ESPN Radio === |
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In 2003, Cowherd was selected to replace ] for the late morning time slot (10AM – 1PM ET) on ESPN Radio. Cowherd's 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 ]. 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. |
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] and regional preferences are frequent topics of his program. The majority of his conversations primarily center around the ] (NFL), ], and the ] (NBA). He, ] and later ], co-hosted the TV show '']'' on ESPN2 from 2009–2012; the show debuted on July 6, 2009. ''SportsNation'' was designed to take "the pulse" of the nation. Cowherd and Thompson were given two choices to select from and they attempted to determine which choice was the audience's favorite (e.g., Who is more likely haunt someone when they die Kobe Bryant or Joe Paterno). Cowherd announced in September 2012 that he would be leaving the program; his last month as host was December 2012. ] took over for Cowherd in January 2013. In fall of 2013, Cowherd began hosting the ESPN Sunday morning pro and college football talkshow ''Colin's New Football Show''.<ref>, September 2013; accessed November 28, 2014.</ref> |
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In 2013, Cowherd's first book, ''You Herd Me! I'll Say It If Nobody Else Will'', was published. <ref> ''Kirkus Review'' (November 19, 2013)</ref> Cowherd has said on his radio show that he had been writing the book on-and-off for a few years. |
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On July 16, 2015, it was announced that Cowherd would leave ESPN. Network president ] stated that Cowherd's presence had been "mutually beneficial", going on to say that "he came to national prominence on ESPN with his unique perspective on sports and society. Endings also bring new beginnings, for ESPN and Colin, and we thank him and wish him the best." Multiple sources reported that Cowherd was in talks with ]; Jamie Horowitz, a Fox Sports executive, previously worked for ESPN as a producer for Cowherd.<ref name=wp-leavingespn>{{cite news|title=Colin Cowherd is leaving ESPN|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/07/16/colin-cowherd-is-leaving-espn/|accessdate=16 July 2015|work=Washington Post}}</ref><ref name=variety-cowherdleaving>{{cite news|title=Colin Cowherd Is Latest Top Name To Depart ESPN|url=http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/colin-cowherd-is-latest-top-name-to-depart-espn-1201541576/|accessdate=16 July 2015|work=Variety}}</ref> |
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On July 23, 2015, Cowherd made remarks regarding the alleged complexities of the sport of ] on ''The Herd'', suggesting that a large number of ] players were from the ] because it "has not been known in my lifetime as having world class academic abilities." The remarks drew the ire of the ]; '']'' reported that the MLBPA was considering the possibility of "withholding cooperation" with ESPN and Fox over their The following day, ESPN announced that it would immediately cut ties with Cowherd in response to the remarks.<ref name=wp-cowherdgone>{{cite news|last1=Bonesteel|first1=Matt|title=ESPN cuts Colin Cowherd’s contract short after remarks about Dominican baseball players (updated)|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/07/24/espns-colin-cowherd-blasted-for-remarks-about-dominican-players/|accessdate=24 July 2015|work=The Washington Post}}</ref> |
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] on July 30, 2014.]] |
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==Criticism== |
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==Criticism== |
Colin Cowherd on the SportsNation set.
