Dan Le Batard

Sportswriter and Radio Host 

Dan Le Batard is a Cuban-American newspaper sportswriter, radio host, and television reporter based out of Miami, Florida.

Le Batard graduated from the University of Miami in 1980 with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and politics. During his college career, he was a sportswriter for the college newspaper, The Miami Hurricane.

Le Batard began work at the Miami Herald in 1990 and is a columnist for its sports section. His first major work for The Herald was to investigate his former college's football team, which led to the uncovering of the Pell Grant scandal and subsequent NCAA sanctions against the football team. He has also written for a number of magazines including Cosmopolitan, Maxim, and ESPN The Magazine.

In addition to his work for the Miami Herald, Le Batard hosts an afternoon radio show weekdays with Jon "Stugotz" Weiner on WAXY 790 The Ticket in Miami.

Le Batard is a frequent contributor to many programs on the ESPN television network. Among others, he is a recurring guest on Outside the Lines, The Sports Reporters, and College GameDay. He is also a regular guest host of Pardon the Interruption.