Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian, sports
and political commentator, actor, and television host. Kilborn began a
career in sports broadcasting in the late 1980s, leading to an
anchoring position at ESPN's SportsCenter from 1993 to 1996. He was
later the first host of The Daily Show, which he hosted from
1996â€"1998, and succeeded Tom Snyder on CBS' The Late Late Show from
1999â€"2004. On June 28, 2010, he launched The Kilborn File after a
six-year absence from television, which aired on some Fox stations for
a six-week trial run. In comedy, he is known for his deadpan
delivery.The son of Shirley, a school teacher, and Hiram Kilborn, an
insurance executive, Craig Kilborn was born in Kansas City. At four
years old, he and his family moved to Hastings, Minnesota, where he
was raised. Kilborn was taller than his peers from an early age,
eventually growing to 6 ft 4 ​1⠄2 in (1.94 m), and a stand out on
the playground basketball court as he got older. In the 9th grade,
Kilborn was recruited by the Northside Magicians, an all-star
basketball team in Minneapolis. He excelled with the Magicians, as
well as with the Hastings High School basketball team, ultimately
earning three letters and multiple all-conference and all-state
honors. After graduation, he accepted a scholarship to play for
Montana State University, where he earned dual bachelor's degrees in
theater arts and media in 1985 and jokingly 'led the Big Sky
Conference in turnovers' and also bench-pressed 240 lbs while
training.Kilborn began in radio, as the CBA Savannah Spirits's
play-by-play radio commentator in 1986 and 1987. He later began his
television career in California as the sports anchor for Monterey
County's Fox affiliate KCBA in Salinas. Some of his early on-air work
included covering the Gilroy Garlic Festival and playing bocce with
the locals near Cannery Row. Kilborn lived in nearby
Carmel-by-the-Sea.After several small jobs, Kilborn became an ESPN
SportsCenter anchor from 1993 to 1996. He was primarily the anchor of
the late broadcast of SportsCenter which he coined "The Feel Good
Edition". His numerous catch phrases included "Release, Rotation,
Splash", "Jumanji", and "Oh, Precious". He made a return appearance to
SportsCenter on August 8, 2004, when he co-hosted SportsCenter with
Dan Patrick during ESPN's 25th Anniversary Celebration.
and political commentator, actor, and television host. Kilborn began a
career in sports broadcasting in the late 1980s, leading to an
anchoring position at ESPN's SportsCenter from 1993 to 1996. He was
later the first host of The Daily Show, which he hosted from
1996â€"1998, and succeeded Tom Snyder on CBS' The Late Late Show from
1999â€"2004. On June 28, 2010, he launched The Kilborn File after a
six-year absence from television, which aired on some Fox stations for
a six-week trial run. In comedy, he is known for his deadpan
delivery.The son of Shirley, a school teacher, and Hiram Kilborn, an
insurance executive, Craig Kilborn was born in Kansas City. At four
years old, he and his family moved to Hastings, Minnesota, where he
was raised. Kilborn was taller than his peers from an early age,
eventually growing to 6 ft 4 ​1⠄2 in (1.94 m), and a stand out on
the playground basketball court as he got older. In the 9th grade,
Kilborn was recruited by the Northside Magicians, an all-star
basketball team in Minneapolis. He excelled with the Magicians, as
well as with the Hastings High School basketball team, ultimately
earning three letters and multiple all-conference and all-state
honors. After graduation, he accepted a scholarship to play for
Montana State University, where he earned dual bachelor's degrees in
theater arts and media in 1985 and jokingly 'led the Big Sky
Conference in turnovers' and also bench-pressed 240 lbs while
training.Kilborn began in radio, as the CBA Savannah Spirits's
play-by-play radio commentator in 1986 and 1987. He later began his
television career in California as the sports anchor for Monterey
County's Fox affiliate KCBA in Salinas. Some of his early on-air work
included covering the Gilroy Garlic Festival and playing bocce with
the locals near Cannery Row. Kilborn lived in nearby
Carmel-by-the-Sea.After several small jobs, Kilborn became an ESPN
SportsCenter anchor from 1993 to 1996. He was primarily the anchor of
the late broadcast of SportsCenter which he coined "The Feel Good
Edition". His numerous catch phrases included "Release, Rotation,
Splash", "Jumanji", and "Oh, Precious". He made a return appearance to
SportsCenter on August 8, 2004, when he co-hosted SportsCenter with
Dan Patrick during ESPN's 25th Anniversary Celebration.
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