Brett Haber
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Brett Haber is an American sportscaster. He is currently the Sports Director for WUSA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Washington, DC. In the mid-90's he was an anchor on ESPN's flagship news program "SportsCenter".
In addition to his tenures at WUSA-TV and ESPN, Haber has worked in the sports departments of WNNE-TV (White River Junction, Vermont), WCAX-TV (Burlington, Vermont), WCPO-TV (Cincinnati), WTTG-TV (Washington, DC) and WCBS-TV (New York). Haber replaced the legendary sportscaster Warner Wolf as Sports Director of WCBS in 2000.
In 2003, Haber forayed into non-sports radio, hosting the morning drive program on Washington, DC's hot adult contemporary outlet Z-104 (WWZZ-FM). Haber left WWZZ to return to television full-time in 2004. The radio station folded in 2005. Haber has also done a variety of play-by-play and sideline assignments, including New York Jets pre-season football, the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament, ATP Tennis, PBR Bull Riding, and the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
Haber has been honored with 9 regional Emmy awards, and was part of the cast of "SportsCenter" that won the national Emmy for best studio show in 1996. He has also won the national Edward R. Murrow award for sports reporting.
Haber is a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.