Education
Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Crawford graduated from Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio in 1983.
Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Crawford graduated from Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio in 1983.
Crawford anchors the live 11AM-1PM edition of SportsCenter with Chris McKendry. Prior to that, Crawford spent nine years hosting Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s morning show Cold Pizza and its successor Entertainment and Sports Programming Network First Take, as well as Cold Pizza"s spinoff series 1st and 10 until its 2011 cancellation. Early life and career
He went on to graduate from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor"s degree in Radio, Television, and Film in 1987.
Prior to joining Entertainment and Sports Programming Network he was the local sports director for WFTS-television in Tampa, Florida from 1998 to 2003.
Prior to that stint he had a similar role at WBNS-television in Columbus, Ohio from 1993 to 1998. He was a weekend sports anchor for WTIC-television in Hartford, Connecticut from 1992 to 1993.
He started his sports career in 1987 at WYMT-television in Hazard, Kentucky. Crawford made three appearances as a minor league baseball pitcher in 2005, splitting time between two independent teams, the Saint Paul Saints and the Long Beach Armada.
He registered a 0-1 record with a 2.25 European Research Area, and in his final outing, Crawford threw two hitless innings, striking out each batter he faced using a change-up that reached a top speed of 62 mph, while his fastball was recorded at 93 mph.
In 2004, he hosted some horse racing telecasts for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Personal
Crawford has heterochromia iridium, the condition of having one eye being a different color than the other. His right eye is blue and his left eye is half blue and half brown. Crawford is a lifelong Cleveland sports fan.
During an interview with Joshua Cribbs in January 2010, Jay stated that he has been a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan.
He is also a Cleveland Indians fan. Crawford"s son, Corey, competes for Rutgers Track and Field as a sprinter and jumper.
Corey has posted a mark of 26"11.5 in the long jump, ranking him internationally. He has enjoyed success domestically, placing second at the 2014 United States of America Indoor Nationals.
Jay often defended LeBron James during his time in Cleveland despite Skip Bayless"s frequent criticism of James.