Spandan "Spoon" Daftary (born April 13, 1981 in

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) is a three-time

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Award–winning producer of television sports shows.

Professional career

Spandan worked on

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awards for "Outstanding Daily Studio Show". He worked on

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's ''Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith'', which was cancelled by the network in January 2007. He moved to Foxsports, where he worked on the NFL Kickoff show.

High-school athletics

Spandan started at forward for

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's 1999 Section Championship squad. The head coach of the team, Victor Gianatta, gave Spandan the nickname, "Spoon".

References

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