Michael Kim
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Michael Kim (born January 26, 1964) in Fulton, Missouri, is an update anchor on ESPNEWS flagship program The Hot List, and also contributes to ESPN's flagship program SportsCenter.
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[edit] Childhood
Kim is of Korean background. His family was the only Asian American household in the town of 11,000. His father Peter earned a Ph.D. at the University of Missouri.
Kim grew up playing football, baseball, basketball and was a passionate fan of the St. Louis Cardinals in baseball and football.
[edit] School
He graduated from Westminster College in 1987, with a bachelor's in political science and business administration. He also earned a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri.
[edit] Career
[edit] Prior to ESPN
From 1991 until joining ESPN in 1996, he worked at NewsChannel 8 in Springfield, Virginia. While there in 1993, he was rewarded with an Emmy for sports reporting on a series called "Local Heroes," which was also recognized as the "Best Sports Series" by the Society of Professional Journalists. He also received an award from the National Association of Black Journalists for "Best Sports Feature."
[edit] ESPN
Kim joined ESPNEWS November 1, 1996 prior to its premiere and he has been one of the faces of the network. In addition to ESPNEWS he served as an alternate host for the NHL 2Night program. He now handles the SportsCenter update duties on Mike and Mike in the Morning and ESPN First Take. He is the first Asian American national sportscaster to anchor on a daily basis.
