John Anderson

John Anderson is an Emmy-award winning television personality, sports reporter & faculty at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism.

Anderson is best known for his time as an anchor on ESPN’s flagship sports news program "SportsCenter," from 1999 until his retirement in 2024. Anderson joined ESPN in 1999 as an ESPNEWS anchor from KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Ariz. where he was a weekend sports anchor from 1996 to 1999. Prior to KPHO, Anderson was a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor at KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a sports photographer and reporter at Tulsa’s KTUL-TV from 1988 to 1990. Anderson began his broadcasting career at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri.

Anderson made his debut as co-host of ESPN’s presentation of the 2013 ING New York City Marathon. He paired with fellow "SportsCenter" anchor Hannah Storm as hosts of the five-hour race telecast aired nationally on ESPN2 and in New York City on ABC7.

Previously, Anderson was co-host of "Wipeout" on ABC, an extreme obstacle-course series on the network. In 2015, Anderson supplied the voice of a futuristic alien sportscaster in an episode of the Disney XD animated series "Penn Zero: Part Time Hero."

Anderson graduated from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with a bachelor’s degree in 1987. He was a four-year member of the men’s track team, competing in high jump, and captained the squad his senior season. In 2007, he was honored with the Mizzou Faculty-Alumni Award for his contributions to the university, including an ESPN/Missouri internship for one journalism student that he began in 2003.