Jeff Rickard
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Jeff Rickard was the television host of Out of Bounds
for the CN8 cable channel. Both the show and Rickard were nominated for Emmy Awards in 2008. He previously worked as sports talk radio host on ESPN Radio
's GameNight
. He joined ESPN Radio
in February, 2006 after working at Sporting News Radio
. He has worked in Salt Lake City, Utah
, Denver, Colorado
, and Chicago, Illinois radio markets. He is a former studio host for the Utah Jazz
of the NBA and was the play-by-play voice of the Utah Starzz
of the WNBA.
Richard Deitsch of SI.com praised Rickard's work with ESPN Radio
when he named him the 2006 Sports Illustrated Radio Personality of the Year by saying,
Rickard returned to ESPN Radio
in November, 2008 as a "Fill-In" host. He graduated from Mesa State College where he played football.
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds is a 1986 American action-thriller feature film directed by Richard Tuggle and starring Anthony Michael Hall. It is currently not available on DVD.-Plot:...
for the CN8 cable channel. Both the show and Rickard were nominated for Emmy Awards in 2008. He previously worked as sports talk radio host on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
's GameNight
GameNight
GameNight is a weekend sports talk radio show hosted by John Seibel. GameNight is regarded as being the flagship series of ESPN Radio, being the network's first longform program and airing every night since the network's 1992 debut until July 21, 2008. On that day the weeknight run was replaced by...
. He joined ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
in February, 2006 after working at Sporting News Radio
Sporting News Radio
Yahoo! Sports Radio, formerly Sporting News Radio is a United States sports radio network that broadcasts sports news, talk, scores, and highlights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On August 1, 2011, it was announced the network would change its name to Yahoo! Sports Radio, effective...
. He has worked in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, and Chicago, Illinois radio markets. He is a former studio host for the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
of the NBA and was the play-by-play voice of the Utah Starzz
Utah Starzz
The Utah Starzz were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play in the 1997 WNBA season as one of the league's eight original teams. The Starzz relocated, in 2003, to San Antonio, Texas where the team became the San Antonio Silver Stars...
of the WNBA.
Richard Deitsch of SI.com praised Rickard's work with ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
when he named him the 2006 Sports Illustrated Radio Personality of the Year by saying,
Rickard returned to ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
in November, 2008 as a "Fill-In" host. He graduated from Mesa State College where he played football.