Erik Kuselias
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NASCAR Now
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on ESPN2
ESPN2
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, andThe SportsBash
The SportsBash
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on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
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. He also previously hosted "NFL on ESPN Radio" on Sundays during NFL season, and served as a guest host
Guest host
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for College Football Live
College Football Live
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and Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning is an American sports-talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio and simulcast on television, normally on ESPN2. If ESPN is broadcasting a live sporting event during the show's timeslot, Sportscenter will air on ESPN2, and the show's...
, as well as other ESPN television and radio programs.
Early life
Erik was raised in Hamden, ConnecticutHamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
, where he was an all-state baseball player in the same class as Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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all stars Jeff Bagwell
Jeff Bagwell
Jeffrey Robert Bagwell , is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball career as a first baseman for the Houston Astros and was a four-time All-Star...
, Brad Ausmus
Brad Ausmus
Bradley David "Brad" Ausmus is a former All Star catcher in Major League Baseball, and currently a special assistant for the San Diego Padres....
, and Mo Vaughn
Mo Vaughn
Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn , nicknamed "The Hit Dog", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played from 1991 to 2003...
. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University
Brown University
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. He also attended University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
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and Columbia University
Columbia University
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, where in 1998 he was admitted into the Ph.D. program. At legal firm Goldblatt, Kuselias & Rashba, P.C., he handled many arbitration
Arbitration
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cases. He also admits to being a huge Hartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers
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fan, even though the team left Connecticut more than 10 years ago. Kuselias is a member of Mensa International, the society for people with high IQs.
SportsBash
The show began as The Sports Brothers with his brother Chris, who left the show to pursue other opportunities in early 2005 (but still contributed to the show on a somewhat regular basis). Erik left the show in January 2007.NASCAR Now
Kuselias debuted on the show on February 5, 2007. He was replaced by Nicole ManskeNicole Manske
Nicole Briscoe is an American sports reporter and former Miss Illinois Teen USA. She became nationally known in the United States when she assumed the co-host role on The Speed Report on Speed Channel as well as the host of the daily news show NASCAR Now on ESPN2 and the host of NASCAR Countdown...
for the 2008 NASCAR season.
Return to ESPN Radio
On February 8, 2009 Erik announced (while filling in on The Herd) that The Erik Kuselias Show on ESPN RadioESPN Radio
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debuted on Saturday, February 17, 2009.
Kuselias also appeared on Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning is an American sports-talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio and simulcast on television, normally on ESPN2. If ESPN is broadcasting a live sporting event during the show's timeslot, Sportscenter will air on ESPN2, and the show's...
, as the most frequent substitute for one of the regular hosts, Mike Greenberg or Mike Golic
Mike Golic
Michael Louis "Mike" Golic is a co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning and a former defensive lineman at Notre Dame and in the NFL. The NFL website lists him as and ....
. He was also heard every Friday during the NFL
National Football League
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football season for a segment titled "Freaking Fantasy".