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John Anderson (born 1964 or 1965) is an American sports commentator who has served as host of the ESPN TV program SportsCenter since June 1999.
Early life and education
Anderson grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, graduating from Green Bay Southwest High School. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri. He is active within the MU Alumni Association and can often be seen at Missouri Tigers sporting events, and served as the grand marshal at Missouri's 2002 homecoming football game.
Career
After graduating from college, Anderson worked for KTUL-TV and KOTV-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and KPHO-TV inPhoenix before joining ESPN.
From 2008 to 2014, he and John Henson hosted Wipeout, a reality game show on ABC.
Anderson was presented with the Bill Teegins Excellence in Sportscasting Award in 2011.
In 2021, Anderson was a commentator on track and field events at the 2020 Summer Olympics for Olympic Broadcasting Services.
On May 7, 2023, while showing highlights of a Vegas Golden Knights game, Anderson made light of defenseman Zach Whitecloud's last name, calling it "A great name if you're a toilet paper." Anderson apologized to Whitecloud the next morning, and Whitecloud accepted the apology. Whitecloud is the first member of the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation to play in the National Hockey League.
