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One of the most
active television personalities in Philadelphia, Michael
was recognized as Pennsylvania's Sportscaster of the
Year in 1999, 2001 and 2002. He brings four Mid-Atlantic
Emmy Awards, as well as a great deal of national sports
reporting experience to CSN. In addition to hosting
Daily News
Live, CSN's weekday sports roundtable, Michael
often provides reports for SportsNite.
His work includes reporting for CBS Sports from the
Olympics, as well reporting from the U.S. Open Tennis
Championships for the USA Network. Before joining CSN,
Michael worked as sports anchor for WLVI-TV in Boston.
Click
here to read Michael's blog.

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John came to Comcast SportsNet from WDIC-TV in Detroit. In his 12 years of broadcasting, he earned three regional Emmy Awards covered three Super Bowls, the Ryder Cup, and the NBA Finals. John started his career after graduating from Texas Tech in 1993. John’s duties include reporting on the Flyers, with live reports during home games.

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Ron Burke enjoys a return to Comcast SportsNet from NBA.com TV, where he served as anchor for the basketball cable news network. Burke was one of the original on-air personalities for Comcast SportsNet when it launched in 1997, and spent over two years with the network anchoring SportsRise. as well as providing field reporting for SportsNite. Before Comcast SportsNet, Burke spent eight years as sports anchor with WCAU-TV, the local CBS affiliate in Philadelphia. During his time with WCAU, Burke was honored with a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for his hosting role on the "Randall Cunningham Show."

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Lance Crawford, a former sports director/anchor with the FOX affiliate, WALA-TV, in Mobile, Alabama, co-anchors the network's early morning newscast, SportsRise, as well as provides field reporting for the network. In his 15 years of sports broadcasting, Crawford, an award-winning sports reporter for his various features and investigative reports, has covered the full scope of sports — from high schools to the Super Bowl.

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Cited as "One to Watch"
in 2000 by Philadelphia Magazine, Leslie is Philadelphia's
first female sports anchor. She comes to Comcast SportsNet
from Los Angeles where she served as anchor/reporter
for "Press Box," a national sports program
produced by Prime Sports. In addition to her primetime
sports anchor duties, she also covers the Philadelphia
Phillies throughout the season. Meanwhile, Leslie is
the third member of the broadcast team for several events
on the PBA Tour.
Click
here to read Leslie's blog.

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Derrick brings over 20 years of sports reporting experience to CSN, including ten years as weekend sports anchor and reporter at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, PA. During his time with WPXI-TV, Derrick hosted several successful Pittsburgh Steeler programs. It's no surprise that Derrick has already been nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy for his work at CSN. In addition to Derrick's "SportsNite" anchor duties, he reports for "Eagles PostGame LIVE," CSN's weekly football post game show, hosts Andy Reid's weekly press conference, and is a roving reporter for Phillies' telecasts. He has also worked on special assignment with TSN.

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Marshall Harris is the newest member of the Comcast SportsNet team. He comes to CSN from Fox Sports Pittsburgh where he was an anchor/reporter. Harris is a 2000 graduate of Mississippi State University where he majored in Communications. In addition to his work at Fox Sports Pittsburgh, he has worked for the Big Ten Network in Chicago, IL, WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, WAFF-TV in Huntsville, AL and WCBI-TV in Columbus, MS. While there he was awarded the Mississippi State Associated Press Award for Best Sports Story.

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Honored by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association as the state's Sportscaster of the Year in 2000, Neil's career spans over 20 years. Since coming to Philadelphia over 15 years ago, he has become a familiar face to the region's sports fans. Before joining the CSN news team, Neil served as sports anchor and reporter for the city's CBS affiliate, KYW-TV as well as WPHL-TV. Neil also received two Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards and a Philadelphia Magazine's "Best of Philly" Award for a Sports Talk Show while working for 1210 AM. In addition to his primetime anchor duties, Neil fills in as a co-host for Sixers Post Game Live.

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Dei served as sports anchor for the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati prior to joining Comcast SportsNet. She and her father, Jim Lynam (former 76ers coach), made sports television history in 1998 as the first father-daughter announcing team to work an NBA telecast together. On March 20, 1998 Dei was the sideline reporter for the Utah Jazz vs. 76ers game and her father handled the color commentating. Dei has also worked as a reporter for a variety of other events including TNT's NBA playoff coverage, the 1999 and 2000 Goodwill Games, and the 1999 National Figure Skating Championships. In addition to her other CSN duties, Dei, a Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominee, serves as a sideline reporter for the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers.

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