Kevin Negandhi (born March 20, 1975) is an American

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for

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's ''

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'' as well as ''

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''. In addition to hosting ''SportsCenter'', he also hosts ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' on ESPN and is a fill-in anchor on ''

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'' and '' First Take''. In addition to being a guest-host on '' Get Up!'', he has also hosted the ''

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'' on ABC from 2018-2020. Starting in 2015, Negandhi has hosted the Special Olympic World Games and USA Games on ESPN and ABC. Additionally, he hosted the first ever NBA Draft aired on ABC in 2020. He is the first anchor of

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descent to be on a national sports network in American television history. Negandhi joined ESPN in September 2006 and made his debut on

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in October 2006.

Biography

Negandhi was born in

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, Pennsylvania. He graduated from

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in 1993. After beginning his

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year at

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, he transferred before the 1994 spring semester to

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

where he earned a

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in Communications in 1998. While at Temple, he was a reporter on the Philadelphia Inquirer High School Sports Show on Fox. He also worked as a stringer for ''

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'' covering 6 local colleges for the

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in Kirksville, MO from 1998-99. Negandhi joined WWSB-TV in

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in 1999 and served as a sports anchor/reporter for three years. After a year away from TV, he returned to Sarasota and became sports director at WWSB-TV from 2004-06. While working in Florida, he won three

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awards including "Best Sportscast" in 2004 and 2005 and "Best Breaking Sports News" in 2005.

Personal life

Negandhi married fellow newscaster Monica Buchanan in 2009. Negandhi is an avid Philadelphia sports fan, supporting his hometown

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, Sixers,

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and Flyers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Negandhi, Kevin Living people American sports journalists American television sports anchors ESPN people Women's college basketball announcers in the United States Major League Baseball broadcasters College football announcers 1975 births Temple University alumni