Michael Kim

Michael Kim (born in Columbia, Missouri) is a presenter for SportsCenter on ESPN.

Kim joined ESPN as one of the original presenters on ESPNEWS prior to its November 1, 1996, launch. In his more than 14 years at ESPN, he has also contributed as an anchor to ESPN's SportsCenter and other ESPN news and information programming including First Take and NHL 2Night.

School

He graduated from Westminster College in 1987, with a bachelor's degree in political science and business administration. He also earned a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri.

He delivered the commencement address at Westminster College in May 2008 when he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree.

Career

Prior to ESPN

From 1991 until joining ESPN in 1996, he worked at NewsChannel 8 in Springfield, Virginia. While there in 1993, he was awarded an Emmy for sports reporting on a series called "Local Heroes," which was also recognized as the "Best Sports Series" by the Society of Professional Journalists. He also received an award from the National Association of Black Journalists for "Best Sports Feature."

ESPN

Kim joined ESPNEWS November 1, 1996, prior to its premiere and he has been one of the faces of the network. In addition to ESPNEWS he served as an alternate host for the NHL 2Night program. He now handles the SportsCenter update duties on Mike and Mike in the Morning and ESPN First Take. He is the first Asian American national sportscaster to anchor on a daily basis.^{[citation needed]}

References

• ESPN bio page

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