Skip Bayless is a very accomplished journalist in the world of sports. Skip has won newmours awards and have had many honors bestowed onto him throughout his career. In 2008 Bayless was selected to the Oklahoma City Wall of Fame reconizing outstanding alumni of Oklahoma City Public schools. In 2009 Bayless was selected as a part of the inagural class of the Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame. And was even nominated for a Sports Emmy Award in 2012 in the categories Outstanding Sports personality and studio analyst. Bayless is even an accomplished author writing three books over his career about his beloved Dallas Cowboys.
Skip is now known for his regular role on the show "First Take" that airs on ESPN 2. He has been on and even hosted numerous shows throughout the family of ESPN channels. In 1989 he joined the show "Sports Reporters" on ESPN, a show in which he would keep a regular role on for the next decade. In 1992 he joined the ESPN NFL Prime Monday "Knights Roundtable" show. Has appeared on shows for the Golf Channel, appearances on Jim Rome's Fox Sports Net show "The Last Word", and when Rome joined ESPN in 2003, Bayless was a fixture on Rome's new show "Rome is Burning". Bayless was hired full time by ESPN in 2004 to join Woody Paige on the show called "1st and 10". The show was quickly rebranded in 2007 to it's current name "First Take" with co host Stephen A Smith.
Bayless is without a doubt one of if not my favorite sports journalist/figure head. He knows how to catch my attention anytime I watch his show. His debates with Stephen A are legendary. The fact that he is a Christian shows me a lot as a fellow Christian myself is something I can relate to with Skip. And the fact that he is a Tim Tebow and Dallas Cowboys fan helps that too.
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