Adam Schefter
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| Born | December 21, 1966 |
| Occupation | Sports Analyst |
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Adam Schefter (born December 21, 1966 in Valley Stream, New York) is an American sports writer and television analyst. He is the NFL Insider for ESPN, which hired him in June 2009. Schefter's first on-air appearance came in August, 2009.
Education and career
A graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Schefter was an editor at the The Michigan Daily. After graduating from Medill, Schefter did an internship for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before moving to Denver in 1990, when he began writing for The Denver Post.[1]
ESPN
Schefter joined the NFL Network in 2004 and appeared on NFL Total Access and also wrote for NFL.COM. Before joining NFL Network Schefter appeared frequently on ESPN's Around the Horn as a substitute for Woody Paige, who was based in Denver at the time (and has since returned). Before Around the Horn, Schefter appeared on ESPN's The Sports Reporters, where NFL Network executives first became familiar with his work. [citation needed]Schefter appeared on NBC twice in the summer of 2008, working as the sideline reporter for Al Michaels and John Madden during the Redskins-Colts Hall-of-Fame game and then the Redskins-Jaguars preseason finale.
According to a USA Today survey of fans published January 19, 2009: "NFL Network's Adam Schefter edged ESPN's Chris Mortensen (34%-32%) for best [NFL] insider despite the NFL Network being in less than half as many U.S. households." Schefter was selected as the best (NFL) insider in another USA Today poll in November 2010 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/mccarthy/2010-11-04-nfl-announcer-survey_N.htm
It was announced on June 12, 2009 that Schefter had agreed to terms with ESPN to become a football analyst.[2] He began appearing on air on August 17, 2009. In October 2010, Sports Illustrated listed the NFL's "Power 40+", a listing of the league's most influential officials, executives, coaches, players and media members, and it included Schefter. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/10/08/Top40/index.html
Movie appearances
Schefter also had a cameo appearance in the 2005 movie The Longest Yard.
Radio career
Schefter is a guest on numerous radio programs, including 850 KOA in Denver, Colorado, KHTK in Sacramento, California, and WEEI in Boston, Massachusetts and FOX radio as its NFL insider. [3][4]
External links
Publications
- Romo: My Life on the Edge Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons, ISBN 0-06-075863-5, with Bill Romanowski, 2005
- Think Like A Champion: Building Success One Victory at a Time, ISBN 0-06-662039-2, with Mike Shanahan, 9/1999
- TD: Dreams in Motion: The Memoirs of the Denver Broncos' Terrell Davis, ISBN 0-06-019282-8, with Terrell Davis, 9/1998
- The Class of Football: Words of Hard-Earned Wisdom from Legends of the Gridiron, http://www.amazon.com/Class-Football-Hard-Earned-Legends-Gridiron/dp/0061662534/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244808615&sr=8-1
- "Real Sports Reporting"Edited by Abraham Aamidor, 2003 (Chapter on Football)
References
- ^ Brown, Larry (25 June 2007). "Interview with Adam Schefter, NFL Network Reporter". Larry Brown Sports. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "ABOUT THIS BLOG". Adam Schefter Blog. ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ NESN has a nice view
- ^ Twitter: Adam Schefter