Mike Trudell is an American

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reporter, writer, radio host, and former

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player. He currently covers the

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as the sideline reporter for

Spectrum SportsNet Spectrum Sports (abbreviated as SPECTSN), also known under the corporate names Spectrum Networks, or Charter Sports Regional Networks, is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks in the United States that are primarily owned a ...

. He is also a beat writer for the official Lakers website. Trudell formerly hosted the ''Thompson & Trudell'' radio show with Mychal Thompson for KSPN.

Early life

Mike Trudell was raised in the Orono,

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area near

Lake Minnetonka Lake Minnetonka (Dakota: ''Mní iá Tháŋka'') is a lake located about west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas. The lake lies within Hennepin and Carver counties and is surrounded by 13 inc ...

. Trudell attended Orono High School and played

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as a

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. Trudell attended

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

where he earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and was a member of the Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer team.

Career

Trudell formerly worked as a reporter for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was hired to cover the Lakers for

at its inception in October 2012 when it was originally known as Time Warner Cable SportsNet. He joined

Chris McGee Chris McGee (commonly known as "Geeter") is an American sports broadcaster, announcer, and former volleyball player. He currently works as a studio analyst for the Los Angeles Lakers on Spectrum SportsNet. He formerly covered the Lakers and the L ...

and James Worthy on the network's inaugural staff. In 2015, Trudell became the co-host of KSPN's ''Thompson & Trudell'' weekday morning show alongside former Lakers center Mychal Thompson. The show ran until it was cancelled in October 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trudell, Mike American sports radio personalities Los Angeles Lakers announcers Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer players People from Orono, Minnesota Sportspeople from Hennepin County, Minnesota Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Men's association football players not categorized by position Association football players not categorized by nationality