Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian and former talk show host. He was the original host of The Daily Show, a former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter, and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS' The Late Late Show. One of the taller television personalities, he stands at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m).
Kilborn was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised thirty minutes from Minneapolis-St. Paul in Hastings, Minnesota, the son of Shirley, a...
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Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian and former talk show host. He was the original host of The Daily Show, a former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter, and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS' The Late Late Show. One of the taller television personalities, he stands at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m).
Kilborn was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised thirty minutes from Minneapolis-St. Paul in Hastings, Minnesota, the son of Shirley, a homemaker, and Hiram Kilborn, an insurance executive. He played basketball at Hastings High School, earning All-State and All-Conference honors and a basketball scholarship to Montana State University.
Kilborn was the Savannah Spirits's play-by-play radio announcer in 1986–1987. At that time, he was chronically broke, according to Charley Rosen. He began his television career as the sports anchor for Monterey County's Fox affiliate KCBA.
After several small jobs, Kilborn became an ESPN SportsCenter anchor from 1993 to 1996. Kilborn was...
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