Eric Clemons
Encyclopedia
Eric Clemons is an American sportscaster who has worked with ESPN
, Fox News Channel
, BET
, and NFL Play-by-Play. He is most popular for his work with Sports Center and his sideline NFL reporting.
, Illinois
. Having a keen inclination for sports and a talent for public speaking, Clemons always knew he was destined for great things. Coming from a low income family Clemons was happy to have success as a high school student and was accepted at Columbia College
to study Broadcast Communications. Clemons continued playing sports he enjoyed as well as experimenting with graphic design, radio, and various classes in communication studies. Graduating in 1981 second in his class, Eric was quickly offered a job as a sports anchor reporter in the city of Mobile, Alabama
. This job was the gateway into ESPN and the interesting and dynamic career Eric Clemons established well into the present.
in 2010 and his son, 19, is a member of the United States Air-Force.
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
, BET
Bet
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, and NFL Play-by-Play. He is most popular for his work with Sports Center and his sideline NFL reporting.
Early life
Eric Clemons was born in early November, 1959 on the South Side of ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Having a keen inclination for sports and a talent for public speaking, Clemons always knew he was destined for great things. Coming from a low income family Clemons was happy to have success as a high school student and was accepted at Columbia College
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...
to study Broadcast Communications. Clemons continued playing sports he enjoyed as well as experimenting with graphic design, radio, and various classes in communication studies. Graduating in 1981 second in his class, Eric was quickly offered a job as a sports anchor reporter in the city of Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
. This job was the gateway into ESPN and the interesting and dynamic career Eric Clemons established well into the present.
Career timeline
Represented by: Harry Landreth, MarketJump- 1984-1987: WALA-TV (Mobile, AL) Sports Reporter/Anchor
- 1987-1991: ESPN (Bristol, CT) Anchor/Reporter
- 1991-1994: WHDH-TV (Boston, MA) Sports Anchor/Reporter
- 1994-2004: Fox, FSN, MBC Atlanta, GA/Los Angeles NFL/College Sports Reporter/Host/Play-by-Play
- 1997-2003: WFSB-TV (Hartford, CT) Sports Anchor/Reporter
- 2004-2007: WVUE-TV Fox 8 (New Orleans, LA) Sports Director
- 2005: September/November BET Network (Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
) Play-by-Play/Host
- 2005: September/November BET Network (Washington, D.C.
- 2009–present: Freelance Sports Reporter
Family
Eric Clemons is a devoted father of two and has been married for almost 26 years. His wife, a fellow Chicago native has known Clemons since she was a little girl, also growing up on the South Side of Chicago, IL. She is a writer and aspiring psychologist. Eric has 2 siblings and a large extended family that he spends as much time with as possible. His daughter, 22, is an aspiring filmmaker graduating from Emerson CollegeEmerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
in 2010 and his son, 19, is a member of the United States Air-Force.