John Seibel
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John Seibel (born 1971 in ) is an American journalist who has worked for ESPN since Fall 2000. He is currently the host of the ESPN Radio showThe SportsBash. He is one of the most versatile sportscasters for the network, as he contributes to both ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS. For ESPN Radio, he works on GameNight from Thursday through Saturday with Freddie Coleman. On Sunday, he hosts The Baseball Show with Steve Phillips during the MLB regular season and since 2006 has hosted The NFL on ESPN Radio Sundays during the NFL regular season. On the television side, he hosts ESPNEWS once or twice a week and also fills in on The Pulse on Saturday afternoons. He is known for his touch of humor to the lead stories of the day and his entertaining interviews with newsmakers.
[edit] Before ESPN
Prior to joining ESPN, Seibel worked at two different local news networks, including KIMO-TV in Alaska and KQTV in St. Joseph, Missouri. While at KIMO-TV, he earned numerous awards, including: Alaska Sports Anchor of the Year in 1997, Alaska Broadcasters Association Best Play-by-Play 1998-2000, Best Live Sports Event 1998-2000 and Best Entertainment Program in 2000.
He is a 1997 graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. Before attending college, he served in the United States Air Force as a communications specialist from 1989-1994. Seibel is married and his wife also works for ESPN.
John also spent a short time performing transportable uplink transmissions while working for Vision Accomplished Inc. on the Hawaiian Islands.
