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MIKE GOLIC
Mike Golic

Mike Golic is co-host of "Mike and Mike in the Morning" on ESPN 1260. He also serves as an analyst for ESPN and ESPN2's NFL studio programming, as well as for the networks' college football game coverage.

Golic joined ESPN in 1995 as an NFL reporter/analyst for Sunday NFL Countdown. Since then he has worked as the color commentator for the Arena Football League (1996-98) and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars pre-season games (1995-98). In 1998, Golic began serving as college football analyst for ESPN and ABC, and was an original analyst for NFL 2Night, the five-night-per-week news and information program on ESPN2.

Golic is a nine-year NFL veteran, playing defensive tackle for the Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins. During his seven years in Philadelphia, he began his television career with a weekly segment on the Randall Cunningham Show. He received a Mid-Atlantic Region Emmy Award for his feature "Golic's Got It."

Golic, born Dec. 12, 1962, is a 1985 graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he served as captain of the football team during his senior season. He also wrestled for the Irish.

He is married with three children.
MIKE GREENBERG
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Mike Greenberg

Mike Greenberg joined ESPN in September 1996 as an anchor for ESPNEWS, ESPN's 24-hour sports news network, which launched in November of that year. He was named co-host of ESPN Radio's morning show on December 30, 1999, and continues his anchor role for ESPN's SportsCenter.

Prior to joining ESPN, Greenberg had worked as a sports anchor/reporter for the regional cable news network CLTV in Chicago, Ill., since April 1995. While there, he covered all local sports teams for the 24-hour cable news network, anchored sportscasts and hosted SportsPage, a one-hour Sunday night program featuring live guests and viewer calls.

In addition, Greenberg had worked for Chicago's WSCR-Radio (1992-96) serving as a reporter (covering events including the World Series, Super Bowl, etc.) and talk show host.

From 1994-95, Greenberg worked as a reporter for SportsChannel Chicago. He also worked as a syndicated sports columnist for the California-based Copley News Service, writing a weekly column (1993-95). Previously Greenberg worked for Chicago's WMAQ-Radio as sports anchor/reporter from 1989-92.

Born August 6, 1967, Greenberg is a 1989 graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. The New York City native is married with one daughter.
JP HEATH
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JP Heath has been the News/Sports Director at Yates Broadcasting since July 2002. He graduated from Texas A&M – Commerce in 2000 with a B.A. in English and a minor in Radio-Television.

Heath started his broadcasting career in 1998 at KETR-FM, helping with the A&M – Commerce football broadcasts in the studio and as a sideline reporter. The 1999 season was one Heath will always remember because during his first season in the booth as color commentator his Commerce Tigers won the 3A-II Championship. The play-by-play team was awarded by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters with a 1st place award.

From December 1998 – May 1999 JP interned at WBAP 820 AM, the “Sports leader of the Southwest.” He gathered sound bites at Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers games in addition to producing some Friday night talk shows.

In 2000 Heath jumped into the booth on the A&M – Commerce football and basketball broadcasts, and the team again was awarded by the TAPB with another 1st Place Award for play-by-play.

Heath ended his radio stint in Commerce by garnering the 2000 “Radio Student of the Year” award from the faculty and students at A&M – Commerce.

In addition to waiting tables after college graduation, Heath handled the play-by-play duties for the Forney Jackrabbits in 2000-01. In 2000 the Jackrabbits lost in the 3A-II state championship game to LaGrange, and the following year were ranked as the #1 team in 3A the whole season, but lost to #2 Everman in the second round of the playoffs.

It is a unique story how JP landed in Lufkin-Nacogdoches. He interviewed for a job in Longview and was referred to

Heath has been the only full time sports personality in Deep East Texas while working at Yates Broadcasting. On March 15th Heath took over as Program Director for ESPN 1260. He serves as host of “The Porch”, a talk show from 4-6 pm Monday-Friday.

In 2005 "The Porch" was nominated by the Houston Press Club for "Best Talk Show" in the Greater Houston area.

His broadcasting duties have included Lufkin Panthers and Diboll Lumberjacks football, Lufkin and Angelina College basketball, and Lufkin, Angelina College, and Hudson baseball. JP also does sideline duty on the SFA football games on their radio network.

On June 10, 2006, JP married Lisa Capps of Diboll. No surprise that they met through a radio remote he did some three-plus years earlier.

JP is a 2000 graduate of Texas A&M-Commerce with a B.A. in English.

Dan Patrick
Sports Center


Dan Patrick has become widely recognized for his poignant interviews and dry wit in his role as an ESPN anchor/reporter, primarily on ESPN's 10 p.m. SportsCenter. He also reports from major events such as the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals and Final Four, and has called play-by-play for select NCAA basketball telecasts since joining ESPN in March 1989.

Patrick writes for ESPN The Magazine. He authors "Outtakes," the magazine's most popular page featuring a no-holds-barred, question-and-answer interview with the sports world's most interesting figures. In May 2000, Patrick released a book entitled "Outtakes," published by Hyperion, based on the magazine column. Patrick served as the primary host of ESPN SportsCentury, the network's 30-minute, weekly series profiling the 50 greatest North American athletes of the 20th century.

Additionally, he serves as host of The Dan Patrick Radio Show weekdays from 12-3 p.m. on ESPN Radio, which is carried by more than 600 affiliates nationwide. He also has his own Web page linked off of ESPN.com (espn.go.com/danpatrick) which serves as a vehicle for his musings on the sports world.

In January 2000, Patrick was named the National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA), making him just the second cable commentator to receive the honor.

Patrick transcended the sports world when he served as guest host of ABC's Good Morning America, Dec. 30-31, 1996, and Jan. 1, 1997. In 1998 he received a Sports Emmy Award in the Studio Host category.

Patrick's reports feature astute knowledge, a dry sense of humor and his unique perspective as well as a style which provides a "comfort zone" for his co-host. He received a CableACE Award in 1997 for his work on SportsCenter.

Some of Patrick's finer moments have appeared on SportsCenter's Sunday Conversation, ESPN's in-depth interview segment, where he has brought out the best in many of sports' premier personalities -- including Michael Jordan, Mark McGwire, Barry Sanders, Wayne Gretzky, Larry Bird, Reggie Jackson and Bill Murray.

Prior to working with ESPN, Patrick was a sports anchor/reporter for CNN (1983-89), where his assignments included the World Series, NBA Finals and Winter Olympics. In 1997, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Born May 15, 1957, Patrick received a bachelor of arts degree in broadcasting from the University of Dayton

COLIN COWHERD
THE HERD

Colin Cowherd joined ESPN Radio March 29 with the debut of The Herd,which airs 9 a.m.-12 p.m. weekdays.  The Herd features topical commentary on the day’s most important sports news, perspective on the top stories, interviews with the biggest newsmakers, and entertaining daily segments including “Spanning the Globe” and “Rants of the Day.”

The Herd replaced the Tony Kornheiser Show, whose host stepped down from the program to concentrate on his other ESPN initiatives.

"We work our tails off and take sports seriously, but can laugh at ourselves too,” Cowherd says. “The Herd has a different sound and vibe, and we hope fans enjoy it. My goal has always been to produce the best show possible, and ESPN’s commitment and resources make this is a perfect fit."

Cowherd joined ESPN Radio from KFXX 910-AM “The Fan” in Portland, Ore. where he hosted the popular three-hour morning-drive program The Herd. He also anchored weeknight sports and “Sports Sunday” for KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8.

Cowherd’s experience includes serving as sports anchor at Tampa’s WTVT-TV, where he received a local Sports Emmy for Buc Sunday, and as sports director at KVBC-TV in Las Vegas, where he was a multiple recipient of Nevada’s Sportscaster-of-the-Year award. He began his career as play-by-play voice for the Pacific Coast League’s Las Vegas Stars.

Erik Kuselias
The Sports Bash

 

 

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The V Show

 
 

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Jason Smith
AllNight

 

Jason Smith joined ESPN Radio in September 2005 as host of ESPN Radio’s AllNight (12-5 a.m. Sunday-Thursday), with his show originating from the 710 ESPN Radio studios in Los Angeles.

Smith had served ESPN Radio as fill-in host of AllNight and the Saturday and Sunday GameDay shows, and guest hosted ESPN Radio’s weekday The Herd, Dan Patrick Show, SportsBash and GameNight programs.

Most recently, Smith also hosted afternoon timeslots for 710 ESPN Radio, as well as the station’s pre and post-game shows for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins.

Smith actually began his post-graduate career in TV production for ESPN’s SportsCenter (1993-1996), winning a Sports Emmy for his role.Smith remained in television upon moving to the west coast (1996-2000), producing for Fox Sports Net and KABC-TV. In 2000 he moved into radio at XTRA Sports 1150-AM in Los Angeles, then as host at Fox Sports Radio, first in late night and then afternoon drive.

Smith, a native of Staten Island, N.Y. is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Doug Gottlieb
The Pulse

Doug Gottlieb joined ESPN in September 2003 as co-host of ESPN Radio’s GameNight, which is carried by more than 300 affiliates nationwide Monday-Friday from 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Prior to joining ESPN, Gottlieb co-hosted a midday sports-talk show at ESPN Radio affiliate WWLS 640-AM “The Sports Animal” in Oklahoma, City. Additionally, he has done and will continue to provide courtside analysis on select ESPN and ESPN2 college basketball games.

Prior to embarking on a sports radio career, Gottlieb played point guard for Eddie Sutton and the Oklahoma State Cowboys, leading the nation in assists in 1999, and finishing second in 2000. He graduated in 2000 with a degree in marketing holding every assist record at OSU and in the Big 12 conference.

After graduating, Gottlieb played professionally internationally, in France, Russia and Israel, as well as domestically in the USBL, CBA, ABA, and the Los Angeles Lakers summer team in 2001. Gottlieb has won a NEBL championship as well as a Russian Basketball Federation Championship.