Michael Barkann
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Michael Barkann (b. April 30, 1960 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a sports host, anchor and reporter.
Barkann has served as a sports director at WLVI in Boston, a CBS Sports sideline reporter, and a sports anchor at KYW-TV in Philadelphia.
Barkann will host Comcast SportsNet's new Monday Night Live, a one-hour entertainment-driven sports show that will debut at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 of 2006.
Barkann is a former XFL commentator. He worked the UPN (now CW) game telecasts.
Currently, he serves as anchor/host for Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia and as a field reporter for USA Network's coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
Barkann resides in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania with his family.
[edit] Awards
- Named Pennsylvania's Sportscaster of the Year in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
- Recipient of 1989 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement Sports Reporter
- Recipient of 1989 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Sports Feature
- Recipient of 1991 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement Sports Reporter
- Recipient of 2003 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement Host/Talk Program
- Recipient of 2006 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Oustanding Talk Program
- 5-time Philadelphia Sports Emmy Award winner
