Derrin Horton

Derrin Horton is an American sportscaster based in Los Angeles, California. He is a sports anchor for KTLA. Horton has also been a play-by-play announcer and anchor for ESPN and Fox Sports Net. He is also a network and TV affiliate voiceover actor.

Early life and education

Horton was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Queens, New York.^[1] He graduated from the Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York in 1986.^[2]

Horton attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and graduated in 1991.^[3] At Syracuse, he worked at the student-run WAER station & Citrus TV, calling Syracuse Orange sports.^[1]

Career

Horton became a sportscaster for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles in 1998.^[4][5] This was before the CBS Corporation duopoly started and KCAL and KCBS consolidated their on-air and production teams.

He joined NFL Network at the start of the 2004 NFL season where he currently serves as an anchor, reporter and host. Horton provides in-depth interviews, post-game reports, and sideline reports for the Network. He also serves as the host and narrator for the Network's documentary series NFL Top 10.

Horton was also on an episode of Spike TV's Pros VS. Joes, in which he lost in overtime to Sal Masekela.^[1]

References

1. "KTLA profile: Derrin Horton". KTLA. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
2. "Notable Alumni". Holy Cross High School. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
3. Pfisterer, Dominick (February 25, 2021). "'93 Hanson, '91 Horton and '97 Siciliano Talk Future of Sports Journalism". Newhouse Sports Media Center. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
4. "Fox's Long intrigued by Sugar Bowl side stories". Los Angeles Times. (subscription required)
5. "Sportscaster Derrin Horton Joins the Effort to Support Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's in the Los Angeles Basin". PRnewswire (Press release). October 19, 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

External links

• KTLA Profile