Jay Crawford
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Jay Crawford (born July 4, 1965) is the co-host of ESPN2's morning TV show First Take.
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[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.
[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 brown.
On June 28, 2007 it was reported that a former makeup artist for Cold Pizza was suing ESPN, alleging incidents of sexual harassment against Woody Paige and Crawford. They both have denied these allegations.
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