- John Seibel
John Seibel (born 1970) is an American
journalist who has worked forESPN sinceFall 2000. He is currently the host of theESPN Radio show SportsNation. He is one of the most versatile sportscasters for the network, as he contributes to bothESPN Radio andESPNEWS . On Sundays since 2006 he has hosted "The NFL on ESPN Radio " Sundays during theNFL regular season. On the television side, he hostsESPNEWS once or twice a week and also fills in on "The Pulse " on Saturday afternoons. He is known for his touch of humor to the lead stories of the day and his entertaining interviews with newsmakers. His catchphrase is "Welcome to the Machine".Before ESPN
Prior to joining
ESPN , Seibel worked at two different local news networks, KIMO-TV in Alaska and KQTV in St. Joseph, Missouri. While atKIMO-TV , he earned numerous awards, including: "Alaska Sports Anchor of the Year" in 1997, "Alaska Broadcasters Association Best Play-by-Play" 1998-2000, "Best Live Sports Event" 1998-2000 and "Best Entertainment Program" in 2000.He is a 1997 graduate of
Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. Before attending college, he served in theUnited States Air Force as a communications specialist from 1989–1994. Seibel is married with one child, his wife recently having stepped down as an associate producer at ESPN.John also spent a short time performing transportable uplink transmissions while working for Vision Accomplished Inc.
References
* [http://www.asu.edu/alumni/vision/05v09n02/quashie.html ASU Magazine: Early Risers]
External links
* [http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/show?showId=gamenight GameNight show page]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnBio?type=name ESPN.tv bio page]
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