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Barkann has served as a sports director at WLVI in Boston , a CBS Sports sideline reporter, and a sports anchor at KYW-TV in Philadelphia .

Barkann will host Comcast SportsNet's new ''Monday Night Live'', a one-hour entertainment-driven sports show that will debut at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 of 2006.

Barkann is a former XFL commentator. He worked the UPN (now CW ) game telecasts.

Currently, he serves as anchor/host for Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia and as a field reporter for USA Network 's coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

Barkann resides in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania with his family.


AWARDS

  • Named Pennsylvania 's Sportscaster of the Year in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.


  • Recipient of 1989 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement Sports Reporter

  • Recipient of 1989 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Sports Feature

  • Recipient of 1991 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement Sports Reporter

  • Recipient of 2003 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement Host/Talk Program

  • Recipient of 2006 Mid-Atlantic Emmy for Oustanding Talk Program


  • 5-time Philadelphia Sports Emmy Award winner