Northwestern University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Michael Wilbon
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 1980
Michael Wilbon is a cohost of ESPN’s award-winning show Pardon the Interruption and a contributor to ESPN/ABC coverage of the NBA. Previously, Wilbon worked for more than 30 years as a reporter and columnist for the Washington Post.
In 2009, Wilbon was honored by the National Association of Black Journalists with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and two years later received the Post’s Eugene Meyer Award.
In 2001, he was recognized by Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists, as the top sports columnist in America and has been inducted into both the DC Sports Hall of Fame and the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame. On October 4, he received the National Press Club’s highest honor, the Fourth Estate Award.
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