Jay Crawford
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| Jason "Jay" Crawford | |
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 Jay Crawford participates in a skydive with the Army Golden Knights. |
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| Born | July 4, 1965 |
| Education | Bowling Green State University (B.A.) |
| Title | Co-Host, ESPN First Take |
| Notable credit(s) | Four regional Emmy Awards Best Sportscaster Kentucky AP Award Three SPJ Best Sports Program Awards |
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Jason "Jay" Crawford (born July 4, 1965) is the co-host of ESPN2's morning TV show First Take.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and career
Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Crawford graduated from Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio in 1983. He went on to graduate from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor degree in Radio, Television, and Film in 1987.
Prior to joining ESPN he was the local sports director for WFTS-TV in Tampa, FL from 1998 to 2003. Prior to that stint he had a similar role at WBNS-TV in Columbus, OH from 1993 to 1998. He was a weekend sports anchor for WTIC-TV in Hartford, CT from 1992 to 1993. He started his sports career in 1987 at WYMT-TV in Hazard, Kentucky.[1]
Crawford made three appearances as a minor league baseball pitcher in 2005, splitting time between two independent teams, the St. Paul Saints and the Long Beach Armada. He registered a 0-1 record with a 2.25 ERA, and in his final outing, Crawford threw two hitless innings, striking out each batter he faced using a nasty change-up that reached a top speed of 62 mph, while his fastball was recorded at 93 mph.[2]
[edit] Personal
Crawford has heterochromia iridium, the condition of having one eye being a different color than the other; his right eye is blue and his left eye is half blue and half brown.
Crawford is a lifelong Cleveland sports fan, and often defends LeBron James despite Skip Bayless's frequent criticism of James, and stated that he has been a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan during an interview with Joshua Cribbs in January 2010.
[edit] References
- http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/SPORTS03/805110345/-1/SPORTS09
- Jay Crawford ESPN Bio
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