Anchor and reporter Suzy Kolber originally joined ESPN in 1993 and has since become a mainstay of the network’s NFL coverage. Host of the year-round, weekday show NFL Insiders, Kolber also serves as on-site studio host and reporter for Monday Night Football’s pregame show, Monday Night Countdown. Kolber left ESPN for Fox Sports in November 1996 and she anchored a nightly sports news program and reported from NFL games in addition to hosting figure skating and weekend NHL coverage. Upon her return to ESPN in 1999, Kolber served as host of NFL Matchup (1999-2003) and contributed “Backstage” segments to Monday Night Countdown. Kolber came to ESPN from WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla., where she was a weekend sports anchor and weekday feature reporter since December 1991. In 1991, Kolber’s freelance assignments included work as a reporter/producer for Breeders’ Cup Newsfeed in Greenwich, Conn.; a field producer for Inside Edition in New York; a sports specials producer for WCIX-TV in Miami, and a producer/director for NFL Films. From 1989-90, she freelanced as a sports specials producer for WPLG-TV in Miami. In addition, she produced two magazine shows, Cowboys Special Edition in Irving, Texas (1990-91) and Greyhound Racing America in Miami, Fla. (1988-90). From 1985 to 1989, she produced the 5:30 p.m. sportscast at WTVJ-TV in Miami, winning a local Sports Emmy in 1988. Kolber graduated from the University of Miami in 1986 with a bachelor of arts degree in telecommunications. While an undergraduate, she worked at Dynamic Cable in Coral Gables, Fla., as a sports director (1984-86). After graduation, she worked at CBS Sports in New York as a videotape coordinator (1986).
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