Spandan "Spoon" Daftary (born April 13, 1981 in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is a three-time Emmy Award–winning producer of television sports shows.
Professional career
editSpandan worked on ESPN's Sportscenter in 2003[1] and 2004 when the show won consecutive Sports Emmy awards for "Outstanding Daily Studio Show".[2] He worked on ESPN2's Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith, which was cancelled by the network in January 2007. He moved to Foxsports, where he worked on the NFL Kickoff show.[2]
High-school athletics
editSpandan started at forward for Sewickley Academy's 1999 Section Championship squad. The head coach of the team, Victor Gianatta, gave Spandan the nickname, "Spoon".
References
edit- ^ THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS THE 25th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY AWARDS
- ^ a b "Spandan Daftary". Foxsports. Retrieved August 24, 2023.