Steven Sands is an American golf television personality. He is best known as the lead interviewer for NBC's golf coverage. He also works with NBC's cable outlet,

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, as a studio host and play-by-play announcer. He was given the nickname "Sandsie" by Tiger Woods.

Career History

In 1990, Steve interned at CNN Sports. Steve has worked at the Golf Channel since 2001. He was also part of the NBC Olympics coverage of the

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. Steve served as a

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reporter.

Broadcast Career Highlights

As part of the NBC broadcast of the 2018

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, Steve interviewed

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on the course after Tiger recorded his 80th career

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win, his first in over five years.

Personal History

Steve Sands grew up in and around

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, and remains a Washington, D.C., sports fan. He graduated from

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in 1991, earning a bachelor's degree in technical journalism. He was inducted into the Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. The Sands family owns and operates Calvert Woodley Wines and Spirits, which is also home to La Cheeserie, a cheese merchant. Steve is a regular guest on

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. The host,

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, found the name La Cheeserie amusing and asked his listeners to yell it at Steve Sands when they see him working sporting events. Steve now hears shouts of "La Cheeserie!" regularly, even in other countries like when he traveled to

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at the

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in 2016.

References

External links

* https://twitter.com/SteveSandsGC {{DEFAULTSORT:Sands, Steve Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American television sports announcers Colorado State University alumni Golf writers and broadcasters Television personalities from Washington, D.C. Olympic Games broadcasters