Michael Wilbon is a sportswriter and columnist for the The Washington Post. He also co-hosts ESPN's Pardon the Interruption alongside Tony Kornheiser. Wilbon is also a co-host for ABC's NBA Countdown and a contributing member of the ESPN show The Sports Reporters]'.
Fast Facts:
- Born: November 19, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois
- Alma Mater: Northwestern University
- Major: Journalism
- Spouse: Sheryl Wilbon
- Co-host of Pardon the Interruption since 2001
- On the board of advisers for Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
- Co-authored: I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It with Charles Barkley and Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?
- Became a full-time columnist for the Washington Post in 1990
- Named top sports columnist of the year by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2001Northwestern.edu: A Talk with Michael Wilbon
- Apart of the Washington Post Olympic coverage
Michael Wilbon Timeline
(1980): Graduates from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
(1980): Begins working for The Washington Post
(1990): Promoted to full-time columnist
(2001): Named the top sports columnist by the Society of Professional Journalists
(2001): Begins co-hosting Pardon the Interruption with Tony Kornheiser
(2006): Agrees to contract with ESPN giving the network priority over the Washington Post
(2008): Suffers minor heart attack and underwent angioplasty successfully
