Colin Murray Cowherd is an American sports radio

Sports radio

Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...

 personality. He is currently the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a sports talk radio show hosted by Colin Cowherd and broadcast on ESPN Radio from Bristol, Connecticut. The show is heard Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. ET until 1 p.m. ET on most ESPN Radio stations and is simulcasted on ESPNews...

 on ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio

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 and ESPNews

ESPNEWS

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. He is also the co-host of the television show SportsNation on ESPN2

ESPN2

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Cowherd grew up in Grayland, Washington

Grayland, Washington

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 and attended Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...

. He began his career as the play-by-play voice for the Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League

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's Las Vegas Stars

Las Vegas 51s

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. He eventually became a sports director at KVBC

KVBC

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-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, where he was named Nevada's Sportscaster of the Year five times. He also served as sports anchor at WTVT

WTVT

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-TV in Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

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