Michael Wilbon
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Image:Michael Wilbon.jpg Michael Wilbon (born November 19, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sportswriter and columnist. He has worked for the Washington Post since 1980. He served as a beat writer for the Post covering the Baltimore Orioles and University of Maryland, College Park basketball. In 1990, Wilbon was named a columnist for the Post. He is a host of ESPN's show Pardon the Interruption opposite Tony Kornheiser.
In his career, the Northwestern University alumnus has covered 8 Olympic Games, 19 Final Fours, and 17 Super Bowls. He is among the electors for both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Baseball Hall of Fame.
Growing up in the south-side of Chicago, Wilbon is a life-long fan of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears and Chicago Blackhawks. However, Wilbon has also publicly displayed fondness toward the Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball team during their run to the 2005 NCAA National Championship game, as well as the Chicago White Sox during their 2005 World Series Championship run, despite the hated rivalries these teams hold respectively to the Northwestern Wildcats and the Chicago Cubs.
Wilbon lives in the Washington D.C. Area but he also has a home in Scottsdale, Arizona where he lives about 1/12th of the time. He and his wife enjoy escaping from the Washington D.C. winters, and he is an avid golfer.
Wilbon is good friends with former NBA star Charles Barkley and has edited and written the introduction for both of his books.
On December 2, 2005 Wilbon received laser eye surgery in an attempt to reduce his dependancy on glasses. He still appeared on PTI that day, just hours out of surgery and despite not being able to see anything, wearing sunglasses to cover his eyes. Since December 5, 2005, Wilbon has appeared on Pardon the Interruption without his trademark glasses.
External links
- Wilbon’s recent sports columns from The Washington Post (requires registration)