Colin Cowherd Biography

Fast Facts

• Won multiple Nevada Sportscaster of the Year awards during his time at KVBC-TV in Las Vegas
• Won a local Sports Emmy for his work as a sports anchor for WTVT-TV in Tampa, Florida
• Graduated from Eastern Washington University, where he was an announcer for more than 100 sports events and radio shows, in 1985
• Started out as a play-by-play announcer for the Pacific Coast League's Las Vegas Stars
• Began his career as a sportscaster as the sports director of KVBC-TV in Las Vegas and later as a sports anchor at WTVT-TV in Tampa, Florida
• Quote: "I liked people who got attention․ I kind of respect guys willing to be hated․․․not everybody just toes the company line․"
• Best known as the host of "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" and former co-host of "SportsNation․"
• Has hosted "The Herd" from a variety of major sports events, including the Super Bowl and the NBA All-Star Game
• Has hosted various sports-related programming for ESPN Radio, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN Classic