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Skip Bayless
American sports columnist and commentator (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II; born December 4, 1951)[2][3] is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is well-known for his work as a commentator on the ESPN2 show First Take with Stephen A. Smith, a show which he left in June 2016.[4] Bayless debuted his show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 on September 6, 2016, which he led for eight years until he left on August 2, 2024.[5][6]
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Skip Bayless | |
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Born | John Edward Bayless II (1951-12-04) December 4, 1951 (age 72) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Education | Vanderbilt University |
Occupation(s) | Sportswriter, television sports commentator |
Notable credit(s) | FS1 (Skip and Shannon: Undisputed) 2016–2024 ESPN (Cold Pizza, First Take) 2004–2016 San Jose Mercury News Chicago Tribune Dallas Times Herald Dallas Morning News Los Angeles Times Miami Herald |
Spouse |
Ernestine Sclafani (m. 2016) |
Family | Rick Bayless (brother) |
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