The Resume

(June 24, 1969- )
Raised in Staten Island, New York
Anchor/Reporter for ESPN's 'Sportscenter' (1996-2003)
Hosted ESPN's 'Beg, Borrow and Deal'
Worked for KRCR-TV in Redding, California
Was a sportswriter for the Staten Island Advance and Chicago Tribune

Why he might be annoying:

His catch phrases included 'Say hello to my new friend,' 'He gaaat it' and 'He busted out the whooping stick.'
He had a thing for impersonating longtime Atlanta Braves play-by-play announcer Skip Caray.
He is a game show fanatic.
He was frequently paired with Stuart Scott during his time on 'SportsCenter.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a lot more entertaining than other 'SportsCenter' anchors who try to emulate Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick.
He liked to make New York City-area references on-air.
He was a communications major at Michigan.
He received his master's in broadcast journalism at Northwestern.
When Mark McGwire retired, McGwire first broke the news personally to him through a telephone call and a fax.

Credit: Whiff Boy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• $100,000 Pyramid [2016]
• Arli$$ - Guest Stars
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do
• Everytown for Gun Safety's Demand A Plan Ad [2014]
• I Attended Northwestern
• I Attended University of Michigan
• I Lived on Staten Island
• Jewish Sportscasters
• People with Tom, Dick or Harry in their Names
• Profiles 8001-8250 (Ranked: 8087)
• The League - Guest Stars
• VH-1's I Love the 70's Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 70's Volume 2 Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 80's - Strikes Back Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 80's 3D Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 80's Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 90's Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 90's Part Deux Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the New Millennium Commentators
• Whiff Boy's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 30 Votes: 96.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 82.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 50 Votes: 74.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 78 Votes: 74.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 94 Votes: 70.21% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 148 Votes: 60.81% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 229 Votes: 61.14% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 290 Votes: 51.03% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 500 Votes: 43.20% Annoying