Josh Elliott

Josh Elliott is a sports journalist with ESPN. He currently co-anchors the live "SportsCenter" telecast from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. He formerly filed reports for "SportsCenter", filled in as a co-host on "Cold Pizza" and "ESPN First Take", and appeared on ESPNEWS programming.

Early life

Elliott attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he majored in English literature and worked for the university paper, "Daily Nexus". He then moved on to graduate school at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where he earned his master's degree.

Elliott worked in television as a producer for Galaxy Productions before moving onto 20th Century Fox. He began there in comedy development and then became a producer. Elliott worked for "Sports Illustrated" for six years, covering events in most major sports.

ESPN career

Elliott first joined ESPN in 2004 as a panelist for "Around the Horn" and "Jim Rome Is Burning", as well as serving as guest co-host for "Cold Pizza" on ESPN2. On ESPN Classic, Elliott hosted the short-lived "Classic Now", which was on the air from June 2005 to March 2006. He also started appearing as a co-anchor on ESPNEWS and reporting for "SportsCenter". After "Classic Now" was canceled, Elliott began contributing to "ESPN the Magazine" and ESPN.com.

When ESPN began airing "SportsCenter" live every weekday morning on August 11, 2008, Elliott was paired as an anchor with Hannah Storm for the first three hours of the programming block beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. [cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/08/01/2008-08-01_new_sportscenter_highlight_9_to_3.html | title=New 'SportsCenter' highlight: 9 to 3 | publisher="Daily News" | last=Huff | first=Richard | date=2008-08-01 | accessdate=2008-08-28]

Other work

Elliott received a local Emmy Award in New York City in 2005 for writing and contributing to "Angles" on MSG Network. [cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/sportscenter/anchors | title=SportsCenter 9 AM - Josh Elliott & Hannah Storm | publisher=ESPN | accessdate=2008-08-28]

References

External links

* [http://www.espnmediazone.com/bios/Talent/Elliott_Josh.htm Josh Elliott media biography]