Israel Gutierrez

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Israel Gutierrez
BornJune 26, 1977 (1977-06-26) (age 48)
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Florida
OccupationSports reporter

Israel Gutierrez (born June 26, 1977) is a sports reporter for ESPN. [1] Before joining the staff at ESPN, he worked for the Miami Herald as well as The Palm Beach Post .

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Gutierrez has covered the Miami Heat for both newspapers. A South Florida native and University of Florida graduate, he also has covered the Florida Marlins. Gutierrez is of Dominican descent. [2]

Early years

While attending the University of Florida in Gainesville, Gutierrez was a staff writer for the student newspaper Independent Florida Alligator . Prior to that, he attended North Miami Senior High.

Career

Gutierrez has appeared as a sports commentator on ESPN2's ESPN First Take as part of 1st and 10 with Jay Crawford and Skip Bayless.

On March 1, 2004, he debuted on Around the Horn . The following day he recorded his first win against Kevin Blackistone. As of July 2008, he has become a recurring panelist on the show. He did not appear for over two years before making his return on August 1, 2012, picking up a gold medal in the Around the Horn Summer Games by defeating Max Kellerman.

In November 2008, Gutierrez began appearing on ESPN's The Sports Reporters and was a regular panelist until the show's demise. His work at the Miami Herald continues to receive national attention, including regular mentions on USsportspages.com.

He was a regular guest host on the Dan LeBatard Show and Highly Questionable , as well as other ESPN radio shows. Gutierrez also co-hosted on the radio show Izzy and Spain with ESPN reporter Sarah Spain.

References

  1. ↑ "- Best Of". ESPN.
  2. ↑ @IzGutierrez (December 3, 2013). "Dominican" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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