Steve Hartman (sportscaster)
Encyclopedia
Steve Hartman is currently the host of a national sports talk show
on Fox Sports Radio
based in Los Angeles, California
. He is also the weekend sports anchor on KTLA
television in L.A. (not to be confused with CBS News
correspondent
Steve Hartman
). He had previously held a similar position at KCBS/KCAL from 1998 through 2010.
, team executive
, and broadcaster
. He has covered 19 Super Bowls, 16 Final Four
s and six Major League All-Star Games
for various levels of media. Hartman also served two seasons as a UCLA football radio color commentator, for which he earned a 1996 nomination for "best radio analyst" by the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association.
sports editor at UCLA where he gained West Coast collegiate honors for his coverage of the 1980 Final Four
.
Following graduation, Hartman worked three years at KABC
radio in Los Angeles as an assistant producer for the station's afternoon sports show. This was followed by a four-year run as media relations/publications director for the Los Angeles Raiders. Hartman also was the editor of the Los Angeles Rams oriented magazine Rampages writing opinion and feature pieces about news concerning the L.A. Rams.
In February 1989, Hartman began his sports radio career at KFOX
in Los Angeles. A year later, he helped launch XTRA, the first all-sports station in southern California where he worked with Chet Forte
, of ABC Monday Night Football Fame and later "Philly" Billy Werndl who continued with the Loose Cannons tradition at XTRA Radio after the death of Forte.
's coverage of the Toyota "Pro/Celebrity" race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He has also co-written a book (with Matt "Money" Smith) entitled "The Great Book of Los Angeles Sports Lists".
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
on Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He is also the weekend sports anchor on KTLA
KTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...
television in L.A. (not to be confused with CBS News
CBS News
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correspondent
Correspondent
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Steve Hartman
Steve Hartman
Stephen Robert "Steve" Hartman is a television journalist.Steve Hartman attended a Catholic Elementary School in Little Flower Parish of Toledo, Ohio that has since been consolidated to "Saint Benedict Catholic Elementary School"....
). He had previously held a similar position at KCBS/KCAL from 1998 through 2010.
Career
Hartman has served as a writerWriter
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, team executive
Senior management
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, and broadcaster
Presenter
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. He has covered 19 Super Bowls, 16 Final Four
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
s and six Major League All-Star Games
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
for various levels of media. Hartman also served two seasons as a UCLA football radio color commentator, for which he earned a 1996 nomination for "best radio analyst" by the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association.
Early career
Hartman first gained notice as the Daily BruinDaily Bruin
The Daily Bruin is the student newspaper at the University of California, Los Angeles.-Frequency and governance:When classes are in session, the Bruin is published Monday through Friday during the school year and once a week on Mondays in the summer quarter.It is overseen by the ASUCLA...
sports editor at UCLA where he gained West Coast collegiate honors for his coverage of the 1980 Final Four
1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
.
Following graduation, Hartman worked three years at KABC
KABC (AM)
KABC is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Cumulus Media company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all-talk" in 1960 and was one of the first stations to do so...
radio in Los Angeles as an assistant producer for the station's afternoon sports show. This was followed by a four-year run as media relations/publications director for the Los Angeles Raiders. Hartman also was the editor of the Los Angeles Rams oriented magazine Rampages writing opinion and feature pieces about news concerning the L.A. Rams.
In February 1989, Hartman began his sports radio career at KFOX
KFOX
KFOX may refer to:* KFOX-TV, a television station licensed to El Paso, Texas, United States* KFOX , a radio station licensed to Torrance, California, United States...
in Los Angeles. A year later, he helped launch XTRA, the first all-sports station in southern California where he worked with Chet Forte
Chet Forte
Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte, Jr. was an American television director and sports radio talk show host.-Early life:...
, of ABC Monday Night Football Fame and later "Philly" Billy Werndl who continued with the Loose Cannons tradition at XTRA Radio after the death of Forte.
Awards
In 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2010 the SCSBA nominated Hartman as "best radio talk show host" making him the first person to be nominated as both a talk show host and color analyst. He was also a 2004 inductee into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Hartman and his colleagues at KCBS were honored as the best local sports television team by the SCSBA on six occasions (1999–2001; 2003–2004; 2008). In addition, he served seven years as a television color analyst for ESPNESPN
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....
's coverage of the Toyota "Pro/Celebrity" race at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He has also co-written a book (with Matt "Money" Smith) entitled "The Great Book of Los Angeles Sports Lists".