Erik Kuselias is an American television and radio personality and host who currently works for

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, where he hosts “Sportsline” (the network's show on sports wagering) and CBS Sports HQ. A MENSA member, Kuselias is known for his high intellect, attempts at pop culture humor and fast-paced energetic hosting style. He is one of the nation's leading experts on fantasy football and sports wagering.

Education/Upbringing

Kuselias was born (and currently resides) in

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, CT. He attended

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, where he was a

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and two-time all-state baseball player. He was recruited to play both sports and attended

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, where he double-majored with honors. After college, Kuselias attended the

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. After law school, Kuselias was admitted to Columbia University's school of Journalism, where he received his master's degree and did his PhD studies.

Career

In 2003 while he was practicing law, Kuselias and his brother started a sports talk show, “The Sports Brothers”, that aired for one hour per week. Later that year, Kuselias was hired by

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and “The Sports Brothers” became ESPN's national afternoon drive-time program. In 2005 the show was rebranded “The Erik Kuselias Show” and became the fastest-growing sports talk radio show in the nation, ultimately reaching over 400 stations. In 2007, ESPN tapped Kuselias to host its new daily TV show, ''

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'', which was nominated for an Emmy for “Best studio show” that year. However, in 2008, Kuselias left ''NASCAR Now'' and created and starred in “Fantasy Football Now”, which won an Emmy in Kuselias's first year. Additionally, he went back to radio full-time and appeared on a variety of ESPN TV programs, including “

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”, “

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”, “

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”, and “

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”. In 2011, Kuselias left ESPN to join the

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, where he started and hosted “Morning Drive”. In 2012, he was promoted to

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, where he hosted "ProFootball Talk" with

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, and "Fantasy Football Talk". On August 4, 2012, NBC announced that it was launching the NBC Sports Radio Network, and its flagship morning show would be the “Erik Kuselias Show”. Kuselias did TV and radio at NBC until 2016 when he partnered with Genesis Communications to broadcast “The Erik Kuselias show” on radio. In 2018, Kuselias was hired by CBS Sports, where he currently works.

Personal life

From 2001 to 2012 he was married to Kristen Kuselias. In 2011, Kuselias began a 7-year relationship with TV host/fitness model Holly Sonders that ended in divorce in 2016. Kuselias has two sons (Erik and Troy)

References

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