2013 Alumni Hall of Fame Honoree

BTMM ‘98

Anchor, SportsCenter, ESPN

Kevin Negandhi joined ESPN in September 2006 as an anchor. He currently co-hosts the 9 a.m. weekday SportsCenter with Hannah Storm. He also hosts the women’s NCAA tournament. Negandhi’s on-air experience includes hosting SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, College Football Live, NFL Live, Baseball Tonight, College Basketball Final, and First Take.

 

Prior to ESPN, Negandhi worked as a sports director at WWSB-TV in Sarasota, Fla., from 2004 to 2006. He also served as the station’s sports anchor/reporter for three years (1999-2002). While working in Florida, he won three Associated Press awards – “Best Sportscast” in 2004 and 2005 and “Best Breaking Sports News” in 2005. Prior to that, he was a sports director for KTVO-TV in Kirksville, Mo., (1998-99). Negandhi began his career as a college sports stringer at USA Today in 1995.

 

A native of Phoenixville, Pa., Negandhi is the first Indian-American to serve on a national sports network.