Israel Gutierrez

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Israel Gutierrez
BornJune 26, 1977 (1977-06-26) (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Florida
OccupationSports reporter

Israel Gutierrez (born June 26, 1977) is a sports reporter for ESPN.[1] Before joining the staff at ESPN, he worked for the Miami Herald as well as The Palm Beach Post.

Gutierrez has covered the

Florida Marlins. Gutierrez is of Dominican descent.[2]

Early years

While attending the University of Florida in

Independent Florida Alligator
. Prior to that, he attended North Miami Senior High.

Career

Gutierrez has appeared as a sports commentator on

.

On March 1, 2004, he debuted on Around the Horn. The following day he recorded his first win against Kevin Blackistone. As of July 2008, he has become a recurring panelist on the show. He did not appear for over two years before making his return on August 1, 2012, picking up a gold medal in the Around the Horn Summer Games by defeating Max Kellerman.

In November 2008, Gutierrez began appearing on ESPN's The Sports Reporters and was a regular panelist until the show's demise. His work at the Miami Herald continues to receive national attention, including regular mentions on USsportspages.com.

He was a regular guest host on the Dan LeBatard Show and Highly Questionable, as well as other ESPN radio shows. Gutierrez also co-hosted on the radio show Izzy and Spain with ESPN reporter Sarah Spain.

References

  1. ^ "- Best Of". ESPN.
  2. ^ @IzGutierrez (December 3, 2013). "Dominican" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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