Derrin Horton Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Philosophy
• Started out as a play-by-play announcer for Syracuse University's student-run WAER Radio station
• After college, he worked as a radio broadcaster for WHBC in Canton, Ohio for six months before joining "Black College Sports Today" in Greensboro, North Carolina
• Best known as a sportscaster for the NFL Network and KTLA
• Joined the NFL Network in 2004 and has hosted several studio shows there, including "NFL Total Access," "College Football Now," and "Path to the Draft․"
• Spent five years at KCAL-TV in Los Angeles as the anchor of "Sports Central" and as the main feature reporter for Lakers basketball coverage
• Was a sideline reporter for "The Road to the Final 4" on CBS Sports and for "Bayou Classic" on NBC Sports
• Competed in the Spike TV reality show "Pros vs․ Joes," in which he finished second