Mike Pomeranz

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Michael Pomeranz (born January 25, 1967) is an American studio host and announcer for San Diego Padres telecasts on Bally Sports San Diego and studio host for the Anaheim Ducks on Bally Sports SoCal and Bally Sports West. In addition, Pomeranz hosts Inside San Diego Sports and both coaches' shows for SDSU Aztecs football and basketball on Bally Sports San Diego.[1]

Pomeranz previously worked for

September 11, 2001 attacks, and his station was the only terrestrial television station not knocked off the air due to the collapse of the World Trade Center
.

He began his television career in 1994, working as a reporter and anchor in Chicago, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Pomeranz graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at

RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting.[citation needed
]

Before his news career, Pomeranz was a

minor league baseball pitcher from 1988 until a shoulder injury in 1992 ended his career with a record of 9 wins and 18 losses, 4.72 ERA, in 88 games played.[citation needed
]

On February 27, 2012, Pomeranz announced that he was leaving KARE to join Fox Sports San Diego (now Bally Sports San Diego). He hosts the Padres Live pre- and post-game show along with former first baseman Mark Sweeney and occasionally substituted for the late Dick Enberg on play-by-play of games.[4][5]

He is not related to pitcher Drew Pomeranz, in spite of sharing the same first name with the latter's father, who is also a former college baseball pitcher.

References

  1. ^ "Ducks Announce 2017-18 Broadcast Schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "A New Anchor for KARE 11 News -- re> MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ --". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "KARE names new anchor | kare11.com". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mike Pomeranz leaving KARE 11 | kare11.com". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  5. ^ "Fox Sports San Diego Hires Mike Pomeranz". friarsonbase.com. February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

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