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Pat O'Brien Biography
Birth Place:
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Profession
TV host, sportscaster
Fast Facts
- Once considered running for governor of South Dakota
- Began his career as a production assistant on The Huntley-Brinkley Report
- Has written for TV Guide, Inside Sports, the New York Daily News and Gear
- Worked for CBS Sports from 1981 until 1997
- Has covered the Olympic Games for CBS and NBC
- Cohosted Access Hollywood from 1997 to 2004 and The Insider from 2004 to 2008
- Was admitted into a rehab facility for alcoholism in 2005
- Cohosts The Loose Cannons, a talk show on Fox Sports Radio
Relationships
- Betsy Stevens -- Ex-fiancée
- Linda O'Brien -- Ex-wife
- Sean O'Brien -- Son