▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁sports ▁journalist ▁who ▁was ▁formerly ▁employed ▁by ▁ESP N . ▁ ▁C raw ford ▁anch ored ▁the ▁live ▁ 1 1 AM - 1 PM ▁edition ▁of ▁Sports Center ▁with ▁Chris ▁McK end ry ▁until ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁C raw ford ▁spent ▁nine ▁years ▁hosting ▁ESP N ' s ▁morning ▁show ▁Cold ▁P izza ▁and ▁its ▁successor ▁ESP N ▁First ▁Take , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Cold ▁P izza ' s ▁sp ino ff ▁series ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁until ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁can cellation . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁news ▁anchor ▁and ▁person ality ▁for ▁W K Y C - TV ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁hosting ▁the ▁station ' s ▁ 5 ▁pm ▁new sc ast , ▁What ' s ▁New ▁since ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Sand us ky , ▁Ohio , ▁C raw ford ▁graduated ▁from ▁Per kins ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Sand us ky , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁State ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Radio , ▁Television , ▁and ▁Film ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁ESP N ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁local ▁sports ▁director ▁for ▁W FT S - TV ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁F L ▁from ▁ 1