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Roy Firestone is an American sports commentator and journalist.

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Roy Firestone

Versatile Entertainer and Sports Journalist

Fee Range

$25,000

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

"The best interviewer in the business" is how Sports Illustrated describes Roy Firestone, host of ESPN's Up Close Prime Time. One of America's most versatile talents, Roy Firestone is recognized for his multiple abilities as an interviewer, journalist, commentator, and stage performer. Critically acclaimed for his work in broadcast journalism, Firestone has won six Emmy Awards and two Cable ACE Awards, he has interviewed more than three thousand people, including nearly every major sports figure. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Jim Murray calls Roy Firestone, "the best interviewer I've ever seen. That's not the best interviewer in sports, that's the best interviewer period." Curiosity and passion drive Firestone to interview people beyond the realm of sports and in the world of art, music, politics and popular entertainment. His interview subjects are an eclectic mix including former

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Roy Firestone Biography

Roy Firestone is a decorated sports journalist and commentator and is known to be one of the greatest interviewers in the sports industry. He began his career working for MJTV in Miami as a sports anchor and commentator. He moved out to LA where he held the same position before joining ESPN in 1980. With ESPN, Firestone was the host of their interview program, SportsLook, later named Up Close. In 1987, Firestone became the inaugural color commentator for ESPNs Sunday Night Football. Firestone also became one of the most sought after corporate public speakers and appeared on several late night talk shows such as Late Show with David Letterman and Larry King Live. Firestone also went on to make several appearances in TV shows and also made on appearance in the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire. In his career, Firestone compiled 7 Emmy Awards and 7 more CableACE Awards.

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Roy Firestone is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning and seven-time cable ACE Award-winning host, interviewer, narrator, writer, and producer. As the ground-breaking, original host of ESPN’s legendary Up Close, Up Close Classic and Up Close Primetime, Firestone has interviewed more than 5,000 athletes, musicians, actors and political figures, as well as scores of writers and filmmakers.

Firestone has recently hosted Public Television's "LA Tonight" which featured interviews of an eclectic list of legendary music, entertainment, and sports figures, including composer Burt Bacharach, record producer David Foster, songwriter Diane Warren, and tennis great Andre Agassi, among many others.

Sports Illustrated calls Firestone "The best interviewer in the business." The late Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Jim Murray once said, “Roy Firestone isn’t just the best sports interviewer I’ve ever seen, he's the best interviewer period. That includes, Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, any and all of them.”