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John Anderson
Anderson in February 2010.
Born1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)
EducationUniversity of Missouri
OccupationAnchor
TitleSportsCenter anchor

John Anderson (born 1964 or 1965)[1] is an American sports commentator who has served as host of the ESPN TV program SportsCenter since June 1999.[2]

Early life and education

Anderson grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, graduating from Green Bay Southwest High School. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri.[3] He is active within the MU Alumni Association and can often be seen at Missouri Tigers sporting events, and served as the grand marshal at Missouri's 2002 homecoming football game.[3][4]

Career

After graduating from college, Anderson worked for KTUL-TV and KOTV-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and KPHO-TV in Phoenix before joining ESPN.

From 2008 to 2014, he and John Henson hosted Wipeout, a reality game show on ABC.[5]

Anderson was presented with the Bill Teegins Excellence in Sportscasting Award in 2011.[6]

In 2021, Anderson was a commentator on track and field events at the 2020 Summer Olympics for Olympic Broadcasting Services.[citation needed]

On May 7, 2023, while showing highlights of a Vegas Golden Knights game, Anderson made light of defenseman Zach Whitecloud's last name, calling it "A great name if you're a toilet paper." Anderson apologized to Whitecloud the next morning, and Whitecloud accepted the apology. Whitecloud is the first member of the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation to play in the National Hockey League.[7]

References

  1. ^ Venci, Scott (July 8, 2008). "For Green Bay Southwest Grand John Anderson, Manning the Anchor's Chair on 'SportsCenter' is the Highlight of His Career". The Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. C-2. Five years from now, I would hope to be doing the show. That puts me at 48...
  2. ^ Television Week. "Q&A: ESPN's John Anderson". April 2010. Retrieved on May 26, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Mizzou Magazine. "Grand marshals through the years". Fall 2011. Retrieved on May 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Mizzou Alumni Association. "Past HCSC". Retrieved on May 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Stelter, Brian. "Gluttons for Punishment Are Balm for ABC". New York Times, July 21, 2009. Retrieved on May 26, 2013.
  6. ^ Karina Henderson, ESPN "SportsCenter" Anchor John Anderson wins Bill Teegins Award, November 15, 2011, Bricktown Rotary.
  7. ^ "ESPN anchor sorry for jeering Whitecloud's name". ESPN.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

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