Greenberg, Mike 1967–

PERSONAL: Born August 6, 1967; married; children: one daughter. Education: Northwestern University, graduated in 1989.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House, 1745 Broadway, 18th FL, New York, NY 10019.

CAREER: Radio and television personality. WMAQ-Radio, Chicago, IL, anchor and reporter, 1989–92; Sports Channel, Chicago, reporter, 1994–95; CLTV cable news network, Chicago, sports anchor and reporter, 1995–96; WSCR Radio, Chicago, reporter and talk show host, 1992–96; ESPN, ESPN News anchor, 1996–, ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning, cohost, 1999–.

WRITINGS:

My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot: Sports, Family, and the Pursuit of Sanity, Villard Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Author of syndicated sports column, Copley News Service, 1993–95.

SIDELIGHTS: Mike Greenberg began his career as a journalist, but quickly decided to switch to sports coverage. He held a number of sports anchor and reporter jobs before joining the ESPN sports network. Greenberg is a news anchor for the network's television network, and a member of the popular Mike and Mike in the Morning syndicated radio program. His first publication, My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot: Sports, Family, and the Pursuit of Sanity, is an account of his life as a sportscaster and insights into his personal life. A critic for Publishers Weekly likened the tone of the book to the television show Seinfeld, "with its lightly humorous yet serious renditions of everyday minutiae." In Kirkus Reviews, a contributor found the book to be "refreshing." Wes Lukowsky in Booklist believed that Greenberg "exhibits the same sensibilities that make him an engaging on-air presence," and that My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot will "keep fans reading and laughing."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

BOOKS

Greenberg, Mike, My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot: Sports, Family, and the Pursuit of Sanity, Villard Books (New York, NY), 2006.

PERIODICALS

Booklist, December 1, 2005, Wes Lukowsky, review of My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot, p. 12.

Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2005, review of My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot, p. 1220.

Publishers Weekly, October 31, 2005, review of My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot, p. 40.

ONLINE

ESPN, http://www.espn.com/ (March 8, 2006), author profile.