Henry Wofford
Henry Wofford is a sports anchor/reporter for NBC Sports and hosts Raiders Post Game Live, A’s Pregame Live, A’s Postgame Live, and Race Week.[1]
Early life[]
Wofford was born and raised in Stockton, California, and graduated from Edison High School, also located in Stockton.[1]
Career[]
Wofford worked as a reporter at WTHR (NBC) in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 2005 to 2010,[2] as the sports director and anchor at WZZM (ABC) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 2003 to 2005,[3] and as a sports anchor at KOLO (ABC) in Reno, NV, from 2000 to 2002.
Wofford also works as an anchor and writer for KLIV 1590 in San Jose, California, and as a news director, anchor, and sports announcer for KSJS 90.5, San Jose State University's campus radio station. He does fill-in shifts for a 95.7 The Game in San Francisco.
He is a member of the , as well as the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
Awards[]
Wofford received first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, in 2008, in Sports Reporting and In-Depth Reporting. He also received three awards from the Michigan Associated Press, in 2017, Best Sportscast and Best Reporter, for his feature, "13 On Your Sidelines".
Education[]
He received his B.A. from University of California, Davis and his M.A. in journalism and mass communications from San Jose State University.[4]
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- African-American sports journalists
- American sports journalists
- Living people
- Golden State Warriors announcers
- Oakland Athletics announcers
- American television sports anchors
- National Basketball Association broadcasters
- Major League Baseball broadcasters
- University of California, Davis alumni
- 21st-century African-American people