Pitt Program Council to Host An Evening with Dan Patrick, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor, Feb. 23

PITTSBURGH—Dan Patrick, ESPN anchor and reporter, will share his perspective, show ESPN video clips, and take questions from the audience during the Pitt Program Council-sponsored An Evening with Dan Patrick, at 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 23 in the University of Pittsburgh William Pitt Union (WPU) Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland.

Host of ESPN's SportsCenter, Patrick is known for his poignant interviews and dry wit. He also reports from such major events as the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and Final Four, and has called play-by-play for select NCAA basketball telecasts since joining ESPN in March 1989.

In addition, Patrick is host of The Dan Patrick Radio Show, which airs from 1 to 4 p.m. on ESPN Radio and is carried by more than 600 affiliates nationwide. His Web page at espn.go.com/danpatrick serves as a vehicle for his musings on the sports world and is linked from ESPN.com.

Patrick also writes "Outtakes" in ESPN The Magazine, featuring question-and-answer interviews with the sports world's most interesting figures. His book, Outtakes, was published by Hyperion Books in 2000. As the primary host of the weekly series ESPN SportsCentury, Patrick has profiled the 50 greatest North American athletes of the 20th century.

A recipient of numerous awards, Patrick was named the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's National Sportscaster of the Year in 2000, making him the second cable commentator to receive the honor. He also received a CableACE Award in 1997 for his work on SportsCenter and a Sports Emmy Award in the Studio Host category in 1998 for his stint as guest host of ABC's Good Morning America in December1996 and January 1997.

On SportsCenter's "Sunday Conversation," Patrick has interviewed many of sports' premier personalities, including Michael Jordan, Mark McGwire, Barry Sanders, Wayne Gretzky, Larry Bird, Reggie Jackson, and Bill Murray.

Prior to working with ESPN, Patrick was a sports anchor/reporter for CNN. In 1997, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Dayton, where he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting.

Advance tickets, available at the WPU ticket office, are $4 for students with a valid Pitt ID and $8 for others. On Feb. 23, ticket costs increase to $6 for students and $12 for others.

For more information, call 412-648-7900 or visit www.pitt.edu/~ppc.

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