Jason La Canfora (born April 14, 1974) is an American

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, radio host, and television sports analyst.

Career

Television

La Canfora joined

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and

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before the 2009 season and served as an NFL insider and reporter until 2012. La Canfora appeared on ''NFL Total Access'', ''NFL GameDay Morning'', ''

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'', and '' Thursday Night Kickoff''. He also contributed stories and blogs to NFL.com. He replaced

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, who left for

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. Before joining NFL Network, he worked ten years for ''

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'' and covered the

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for six years. Prior to the ''Post'', he was the

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beat writer for the ''

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''. On June 1, 2012, La Canfora announced via

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that he would be leaving NFL Network on July 1, 2012, after his contract expires for

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, replacing

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on ''The NFL Today'' pregame show on Sundays. He currently co-hosts ''Inside Access with Jason La Canfora and Ken Weinman'' on

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Podcast

La Canfora co-hosted the ''B-More Opinionated'' podcast with

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. It "is a hyper-local production that aims to connect with not just sports fans in the Baltimore area, but also people of all walks of life ..." The podcast went on hiatus beginning in April 2019. It was announced via the podcast's Twitter page on May 27, 2019, that the show would cease production, and the accompanying website (bmoshow.com) was shut down.

Personal life

La Canfora currently resides in

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, with his wife Lauren and three children. La Canfora was an avid

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fan from 2004 to 2013; he is now a

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fan. La Canfora has been open about his struggles with binge eating; as spoken about on his afternoon radio show.

References

External links

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NFL.com bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:La Canfora, Jason National Football League announcers Living people Syracuse University alumni Detroit Free Press people 1974 births Sportswriters from New York (state)