Steve Bunin

ESPNEWS anchor

Steve Bunin joined ESPNEWS, ESPN’s 24-hour sports news network, as an anchor in August 2003. He is also appears as an anchor on SportsCenter, the network’s flagship sports news program.

Bunin previously worked at WOTV in Battle Creek, MI (June 2002 - August 2003) and as sports director for WLAJ in Lansing, MI, where he covered a variety of professional, college, and high school sports, including Michigan State's 2000 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship team. Before joining WOTV, he worked as a sports director for WLAJ in Lansing, MI from February 2000 to April 2001.

Bunin’s career includes serving as the sports director for KNAZ in Flagstaff, AZ (1998-2000), where he had originally been employed as an anchor. In 1997 Bunin worked as the sports director for WICZ in Binghamton, New York. His career began in 1995 as a sports anchor for WTVH in Syracuse, New York.

In 1998, the Arizona Associated Press honored Bunin for the Best TV Sportscast as well as the Best TV Sports Coverage. He also received an award from the Michigan Associated Press in 2000 for the state’s Best TV Sportscast.

Originally from Seattle WA, Bunin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Syracuse University.

-30-