Ellis Cannon
Ellis Cannon | |
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Born | March 28, 1959 |
Occupation(s) | American talk show host, television personality, and publisher |
Ellis G. Cannon is an American talk show host, television personality and publisher.
He was born on March 28, 1959, and was raised in Midland, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Midland in 1977. Cannon received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1981 and 1984, respectively.
Between 1984 and 1996, Cannon was a trial lawyer in the Pittsburgh law firm of Robb, Leonard & Mulvihill, highlighted by a successful representation of the Major League Baseball Players Association. He served as a partner in the law firm from 1990 to 1996.
In 1996, Ellis and his brother, Henry, co-founded the "Pittsburgh Sports Report", a monthly newspaper covering all
PSR has won 5 Golden Quill Awards, presented by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, recognizing excellence in journalism, among over 20 nominations.
Ellis and Henry co-hosted "The Pittsburgh Sports Report with the Cannon Brothers", a sports talk show on Pittsburgh's
In January 2004, Cannon was hired by
Cannon was an on-air member of the Pittsburgh Steelers radio network between 2004 and 2010, serving as gameday anchor and host of all pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage. He was also a member of the on-air broadcast, offering in-game updates and analysis, and covered the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII. He hosted several Pittsburgh Steelers players shows as well.
From 2007 to 2009, "Ellis Cannon's Sportsline Pittsburgh" was the lead-in program to the
Cannon produced daily on-air commentaries during his tenure at WPGB, served as a daily sport commentator on the Pittsburgh Steelers flagship station, WDVE-FM (2004–2010), and previously served as a sports anchor for Pittsburgh's Fox Sports Radio 970 (WPGG-AM).
In addition, Cannon has appeared on many national television networks as a sports/sports law analyst, including
In April, 2010, Mr. Cannon was inducted into the Beaver County (PA) Sports Hall of Fame in the category of broadcasting.
For the past several years, Cannon has served as color commentator for Duquesne Dukes football, men's and women's basketball broadcasts on SportsNet Pittsburgh and ESPN+.
He also teaches the Ellis Cannon Academy of Sports Media and Broadcasting at the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School.
Sources
- Ellis G. Cannon http://www.pghsports.com/PSR-Bios/psr-Bio-EG_Cannon.html
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10012/1027512-139.stm