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Otis Livingston

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Otis Livingston is a weekday sports anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City. He has won numerous Emmy Awards.

Biography

Livingston has been with WCBS since 2010.

In New York, he also worked with WNBC-TV. He reported on the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup Finals, the World Series, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, the U.S. Open Golf Championship, the Triple Crown, and the New York City Marathon. He also served as anchor and reporter for the Olympics on NBC. He was the sideline reporter for the New York Giants preseason and serves the same capacity for the New York Jets. He works with play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle and color commentator Greg Buttle.

Livingston was also previously a weekend sports anchor and weekday sports reporter for WWOR-TV and WTVO-TV.

While at WNBC, Livingston reported for NBC Sports from the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. For CBS Sports, Livingston has served as a sideline reporter for SEC on CBS football games and the NCAA Tournament.

Personal life

Otis Livingston graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications. He is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is also a member of the New Jersey Music Workshop for the Arts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and five children.

Livingston spent one season playing point guard for the 1987-88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. He was dismissed from the team prior to the 1988 Big Eight Tournament for conduct detrimental to the team.