Mike Yam
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Mike Yam has been an ESPN anchor since October 2008. Yam can be seen anchoring SportsCenter as well as hosting college football live and college basketball final. Since July '11, he can be heard filling in on various shows on 1050 ESPN New York. Yam is also the cohost of ESPN's Fantasy Focus Basketball podcast with Keith Lipscomb.
From 2006-2008, Yam was the co-host of The Mike and Murray Show, heard daily on Sirius Satellite Radio
, and also hosted NBA Radio's Full Court Press. Previously, he was a host of the The Phil Jackson Show. Additionally, Mike was heard on ESPN Radio as the host of Fantasy Focus. Outside of his radio work, Mike served as an anchor for NBA-TV's Game Night and host of Fantasy Hoops.
Before ascending to his current posts, Yam was the host of The Desk on Sirius and an anchor at College Sports Television (CSTV) where he provided daily sports updates for the network.
Yam started his broadcasting career at WFUV hosting One on One, (New York's longest- running sports call-in show) and covering the New York Knicks and Mets, where he followed in the footsteps of many great broadcasters who got started at WFUV. Following his run at WFUV, Yam worked as a correspondent for FOX Sports before coming to Sirius Satellite Radio.
Yam is a graduate of Fordham University
, and the recipient of the Marty Glickman Award for Excellence in Play-by-Play Broadcasting.
Outside of his work Yam is also a member of the Alzheimer's Association of New York. Joe Girardi's Catch 25 Foundation awarded him the Joan Pasheluk Tribute Award for raising awareness of Alzheimer's in the media.
From 2006-2008, Yam was the co-host of The Mike and Murray Show, heard daily on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
, and also hosted NBA Radio's Full Court Press. Previously, he was a host of the The Phil Jackson Show. Additionally, Mike was heard on ESPN Radio as the host of Fantasy Focus. Outside of his radio work, Mike served as an anchor for NBA-TV's Game Night and host of Fantasy Hoops.
Before ascending to his current posts, Yam was the host of The Desk on Sirius and an anchor at College Sports Television (CSTV) where he provided daily sports updates for the network.
Yam started his broadcasting career at WFUV hosting One on One, (New York's longest- running sports call-in show) and covering the New York Knicks and Mets, where he followed in the footsteps of many great broadcasters who got started at WFUV. Following his run at WFUV, Yam worked as a correspondent for FOX Sports before coming to Sirius Satellite Radio.
Yam is a graduate of Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, and the recipient of the Marty Glickman Award for Excellence in Play-by-Play Broadcasting.
Outside of his work Yam is also a member of the Alzheimer's Association of New York. Joe Girardi's Catch 25 Foundation awarded him the Joan Pasheluk Tribute Award for raising awareness of Alzheimer's in the media.