Michael Pomeranz (born January 25, 1967) is an American studio host and announcer for

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telecasts on

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and studio host for the

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and

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. In addition, Pomeranz hosts ''Inside San Diego Sports'' and both coaches' shows for SDSU Aztecs football and basketball on Bally Sports San Diego. Pomeranz previously worked for

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, USA, anchoring the weekday evening 5, 6 and 10 pm newscasts from 2006 to 2012. Known fondly by Minnesotans as “Smilin’ Mike,” prior to KARE, he anchored and reported at

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New York (2000–2005). He anchored various shows, beginning his tenure anchoring ''CBS 2 News This Morning'' and ''CBS 2 News at Noon,'' Pomeranz also anchored the weekend evening newscasts and weekdays at noon and 6 pm. Pomeranz was on the air during the

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, and his station was the only network affiliate not knocked off the air due to the collapse of the

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. He began his television career in 1994, working as a reporter and anchor in

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, and

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. Pomeranz graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at

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. He has been honored with several awards for his work both locally and nationally, including an RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting. Before his news career, Pomeranz was a minor league baseball pitcher from 1988 until a shoulder injury in 1992 ended his career with a record of 9 wins and 18 losses, 4.72 ERA, in 88 games played. On February 27, 2012, Pomeranz announced that he was leaving KARE to join Fox Sports San Diego (now

). He hosts the ''Padres Live'' pre- and post-game show along with former first baseman

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and occasionally substituted for the late

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on play-by-play of games. He is not related to Padres pitcher

Drew Pomeranz Thomas Andrew "Drew" Pomeranz (born November 22, 1988), nicknamed Big Smooth, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics ...

, in spite of sharing the same first name with the latter's father, who is also a former college baseball pitcher.

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