11 Facts About Jay Crawford

Jason "Jay" Crawford was born on July 4,1965 and is an American TV news and sports anchor, who is best known nationally for his time at ESPN.

Jay Crawford is currently a news anchor for NBC affiliate WKYC-TV 3 in Cleveland, seen on the station's 5 pm newscast since January 2020.

Jay Crawford went on to graduate from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor's degree in Radio, Television, and Film in 1987.

Jay Crawford was a weekend sports anchor for WTIC-TV in Hartford, CT from 1992 to 1993.

Jay Crawford started his sports career in 1987 at WYMT-TV in Hazard, Kentucky.

Jay Crawford made three appearances as a minor league baseball pitcher in 2005, splitting time between two independent teams, the St Paul Saints and the Long Beach Armada.

On September 26,2017, BGSU announced that Jay Crawford would join the university as an executive in residence.

Jay Crawford will be sharing his expertise with students and faculty in the School of Media and Communication, in the Department of Sport Management and with student-athletes.

On May 28,2019, Tegna owned NBC affiliate WKYC channel 3 in Cleveland announced that Jay Crawford would become the 5 pm news anchor when it started broadcasting in January 2020.

In January 2020, Jay Crawford became channel 3's 5 pm news anchor alongside chief meteorologist Betsy Kling.

In May 2022, Jay Crawford began co-hosting on the Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show, a daily YouTube talk show discussing Cleveland sports.