Steve Bunin
Steve Bunin (born in Seattle, Washington) is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who worked at ESPN for nine years (from 2003-2012) and is currently the co-host of the prime-time national show on Yahoo Sports Radio, Monday through Friday from 4-8pm ET.
Prior to that, he was the lead TV anchor for Comcast SportsNet Houston from 2012-2014 before the network went bankrupt. In that time, Bunin was nominated for four Texas Emmy Awards (including twice for Best Sports Anchor), winning for his groundbreaking interview with Carl Lewis.
One of the most versatile and well-liked anchors during his nine-year run at ESPN, Bunin anchored a variety of shows there, most frequently Outside The Lines, SportsCenter and College Football Live. He also hosted Baseball Tonight, NFL Live, Sports Reporters, ESPN Radio and numerous NCAA and pro sports events on ESPN and ESPN2.
In 2010, Bunin became the first anchor at ESPN to win the company’s prestigious “Game Ball” award for character. In 2012, he received the President's Volunteer Service Award from Barack Obama, for his volunteer efforts, primarily with at-risk teens.
In 2011, Sports Illustrated’s media critic Richard Deitsch called Bunin "one of the most underrated talents in sports journalism." In SI's 2011 Media Awards, Bunin was declared one of the "Twelve Broadcasters Viewers Deserve More Of In 2012."
Prior to ESPN, Bunin served as sports anchor/director at five different local news stations: WOTV-TV in Battle Creek, Michigan, from 2002-2003, WLAJ-TV in Lansing, Michigan, from 2000-2001, KNAZ-TV in Flagstaff, Arizona, from 1998-2000, WICZ-TV in Binghamton, New York, in 1997 and WTVH-TV in Syracuse, New York, in 1995-1996, where he worked alongside future CNN anchor Christopher Lawrence and future ABC anchor David Muir.
In 1998, the Arizona Associated Press named him Best TV Sportscaster and awarded him Best TV Sports Coverage. Also, in 2000 the Michigan Associated Press awarded him Best TV Sportscast.
Academics
Bunin is a graduate of Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1996. While at Syracuse he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. During this time he worked at the campus TV studio UUTV, now known as CitrusTV. He graduated from Mercer Island High School in 1992. He is on the Notable Alumni list.
References
- Sports Illustrated: 2011 Media Awards
- JCC Maccabi: Notable Alumni
- Seattle Times: Painful path from hospital to anchor desk
- Jewish Hoops America: Why I Coach