Len Berman

Introduction

Len Berman is an Emmy-Award winning sportscaster and New York Times Best Selling Author who has covered just about every major sports event including multiple Super Bowls, World Series and Olympics during his 40-year career in broadcasting. He is the co-host of "Len Berman and Todd Schnitt in the Morning" on the legendary WOR Radio in New York City.

He is the creator of “Spanning the World,” a monthly collection of sports bloopers, which is a long time staple on NBC’s Today Show. He also created “Sports Fantasy,” which aired on NBC and pitted regular viewers against famous sports stars

He was a long-time sports anchor for WNBC-TV, the recipient of eight Emmy Awards and 6-time winner of New York Sportscaster of the Year. He has written six books: The Greatest Moments in Sports: Upsets and Underdogs (Sourcebooks). His earlier book The Greatest Moments in Sports (Sourcebooks), made the New York Times Best Seller List. His other books: The 25 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time (Sourcebooks), Spanning The World (HarperCollins), And Nobody Got Hurt! (Little, Brown), And Nobody Got Hurt 2!(Little, Brown).

He has been inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

A native New Yorker, he graduated from Syracuse University. He resides on Long Island with his wife Jill. They have three children.

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