Sal Masekela
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| Sal Masekela | |
|---|---|
| Born | Selema Mabena Masekela August 28, 1971 Place of birth unknown |
| Occupation | Actor Television host Television commentator |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Selema Mabena "Sal" Masekela (born August 28, 1971) is an American television host, sports commentator and actor.
[edit] Biography
Sal is the son of the South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela, and the older brother of Survivor: Cook Islands contestant Nathan Gonzalez.[citation needed] He is of South African and Haitian descent and was raised in Staten Island, New York and Carlsbad, California, where he attended Carlsbad High School. Sal is the co-founder of Berkela Motion Pictures with Jason Bergh.
Sal Masekela is co-host of The Daily 10, a countdown of the day's "top 10" entertainment stories, the on E! network. He is also host of both the X Games and Winter X Games on ESPN.
An avid surfer, skateboarder and snowboarder he is described by some as the face and voice of action sports. [1]
His career began as the receptionist/intern at Transworld Publications in 1992, home of TW Snow, TW Skateboarding and TW Surf magazines.
He has become the co-founder of Stoked Mentoring, an organization dedicated to mentoring at risk youth through actions sports as well as a strong public supporter of the Surfrider Foundation and Life Rolls On.
Sal served as a NBA sideline reporter for ESPN during the 2003-2004 season however he was publicly ridiculed by many mainstream sports reporters who took offense to his dread-locked hair and his affiliation with the X Games. ESPN did not bring him back to the sidelines for another season.
In 2007, Masekela played the role of himself as the "SPEN announcer" in the animated film Surf's Up.
[edit] References
- ^ "X Games Sal Masekela". tv week magazine. 2007-08-27. http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/pressbox/2007/08/x_games_sal_masekela.php.
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