Lewis Johnson (commentator)
Lewis Johnson is a sports reporter.[1] He is one of the few sports broadcasters to have worked for ABC, NBC and CBS. He has also worked for Westwood One, ESPN, the Pac-12 Network and Turner Sports.
The 6' 6" Lewis placed 8th in the 800 meters at the 1987 NCAA Championships with his personal record of 1:47.00.[2]
Lewis is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati.[3]
Career history
Johnson has worked for NBC since the 2000 Summer Olympics. He has covered Notre Dame football, the NBA, and the AFL as well as 9 Olympic games.
He has also worked for NBCSN, the Pac-12 Network, ESPN/ABC, CBS Sports and Turner Sports as well as Westwood One.
Career timeline
- Olympics on NBC (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)[4]
- Pac-12 Network football sideline reporter (2014–present)[5][6]
- NBA on TNT playoff sideline reporter (2011–present)[7]
- College Basketball on CBS sideline reporter (2011–present)[8]
- NFL on Westwood One Sports sideline reporter (2012)
- College Football on ESPN sideline reporter (2012-2013)[9][10]
- SEC on CBS sideline reporter (2011)[11][12]
- College Football on Westwood One Sports sideline reporter (2008-2011)[13]
- College Football on Versus sideline reporter (2007-2010)
- AFL on NBC sideline reporter (2003-2006)
- Notre Dame Football on NBC sideline reporter (2001-2006)
- NBA on NBC sideline reporter (2001-2002)
- College Football on ABC sideline reporter (1995-1999)
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/lewisjohnsonmg?lang=en
- ^ University of Cincinnati: 'Fast Track' To Network Success Tested Star UC Runner's Endurance 28 April 2002
- ^ http://www.uc.edu/profiles/lejohnson.htm
- ^ http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/lewis-johnson/
- ^ http://pac-12.com/content/pac-12-networks-air-personalities#lewisjohnson
- ^ http://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=16978.0
- ^ http://newsok.com/article/5492392
- ^ http://www.sbnation.com/2011-ncaa-tournament/2011/3/18/2058605/ncaa-tournament-schedule-2011-tv-time-cbs-trutv-tnt-tbs
- ^ http://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=13343.0
- ^ http://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=15120.0
- ^ http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/view?id=29800
- ^ http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/view?id=29717
- ^ http://westwoodonesports.com/lewis-johnson/
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