Michelle Bonner

Michelle Bonner is an American journalist and businesswoman.

Michelle Bonner
BornJune 6, 1972 (1972-06-06) (age 48)
EducationNortheastern University[1]
OccupationNews Anchor
WebsiteMichelle Bonner on ESPN

Career

A native of Marblehead, Massachusetts, Bonner graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's degree in English in 1994.[1] She began her broadcasting career at WCHS-TV as a news producer and fill-in sports anchor/reporter in Charleston, West Virginia,[2] and also worked in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Bangor, Maine. She then was a sports anchor/reporter at KRIV in Houston from 1997 to 1999.

Bonner was the main sports anchor at Los Angeles’ KCOP-TV from 1999 to 2002. In 2000, she earned an Emmy award for “Best Newscast”.[3] Bonner won the Edward R. Murrow Award of Excellence in Journalism in 2001[3] for a feature story on Marlin Briscoe, the first black starting quarterback in the NFL. That same year, she received the Associated Press Award and Golden Mike for “Best Sportscast”.

National networks

Bonner was a sports anchor at Fox Sports in Los Angeles form 2002 to 2003. She then moved to CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was a sports anchor from 2003 to 2005. In March 2005, she joined ESPN as an ESPNews anchor and occasionally anchored SportsCenter, ESPN's flagship sports news program.[4][5] On May 14, 2012, it was announced that Bonner and ESPN had decided to part ways after seven years.

Post-ESPN

Bonner now runs her own public relations consulting group.[6]

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References
  1. DePlacido, Jean (28 August 2007). "From Marblehead To ESPN for Michelle Bonner". The Salem News. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  2. Weekley, Dave (12 April 2005). "Media Converging On Charleston For Power Home Debut". The Charleston Gazette. High Beam Research. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. "Putting The Leader In Worldwide Leader of Sports". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  4. Murphy, Kevin (21 January 2010). "The 20 Hottest Women To Watch On Sports TV". The Bleacher Report. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. Bickelhaupt, Susan (3 November 2006). "Kremer Knew Her Field Early". Boston.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. "Connecticut Based PR & Media Relations Firm". BONNER CONSULTING GROUP. Retrieved 2017-12-12.



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