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(Commentator, Sportswriter, Columnist, Sport journalist)

Michael Wilbon is an American sports journalist. Michael Wilbon is married to Sheryl Wilbon

Relationship Facts of Michael Wilbon

Michael Wilbon is married to Sheryl Wilbon {Compare Couple}.
He is father of One (Matthew Raymond Wilbon).
Michael Wilbon is not having an affair with anyone presently.
His sexual orientation is straight.

What is the relationship of Michael Wilbon?

Michael Wilbon is a married man for a long period of time. He does not have a long list of his partners. He is married to Sheryl Wilbon since 1997. There is no information about their dating and marriage history.

They together have a son named Matthew Raymond Wilbon, born on March 26, 2008. They are still together and there is no sign of divorce at all. There are no other records of his past and present relationships.

His marriage is the only relationship to be disclosed to the media yet. It seems like Sheryl is the first love of his life. He is living a happy life with his family.

Michael Wilbon: Biography in Details

Who is Michael Wilbon?

Michael Wilbon is an American sports journalist. Michael Wilbon is best known as the co-host and analyst of the ESPN show, ‘Pardon the Interruption.

He is also known as ESPN’s commentator and former sportswriter and columnist for The Washington Post. He has been working at The Washington Post since 1980.

What is the birth name of Michael Wilbon?

Michael was born on 19 November 1958, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Wilbon holds an American nationality and he is of African-American ethnicity.

His birth name is Michael Ray Wilbon. He belonged to a middle-class Afro-American family.

His mother’s name is Cleo Wilbon a junior high school teacher and counselor and his father’s name are Raymond Wilbon who was a laborer and didn’t graduate high school. He has a younger brother named Don.

Michael Wilbon: Education, School/College University

As a child, Michael Wilbon attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and graduated in 1976.

After high school graduation, he attended Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and graduated with a journalism degree in 1980.

Michael Wilbon: Professional Life and Career

After college graduation, Michael began his journalism career in 1980, working for the Washington Post.

While working there, he covered college sports, Major League Baseball, National Football League, and the National Basketball Association.

After working as a story covered for a long time, he was promoted to a full-time columnist in February 1990. He also worked as a contributor to ESPN’s The Sports Reporters.

In 2001, he became the co-host of ESPN’s daily opinion forum Pardon the Interruption (PTI) and he is still working as the host of the show. Michael worked as the host member of ABC’s NBA Countdown.

After that, he worked as a commentator, sportswriter, analyst, and columnist for Washington Post. He wrote his last column for the Washington Post on December 7, 2010, and began his full-time work with ESPN and ABC.

During his career, Michael has covered ten Summer and Winter Olympic Games for The Washington Post. He has successfully covered every Super Bowl since 1987 and almost every Final Four since 1982.

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How much does Michael Wilbon earn?

Michael Wilbon has a net worth of $9 million and his salary is $1.5 million/year as of 2023.

Michael Wilbon: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There is no rumor of him being in any extra affairs at the current time.

Despite being a media person, Michael has not been in any controversy and he has not been criticized for his work till now.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Sizes. Further, there are no details about his body measurement.

Also, there are no details about his body weight, dress size, and shoe s

Michael Wilbon has a height of 6 feet 2 inches. Michael has brown eyeize.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Michael Wilbon is currently active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts with more than 76.4k followers on Facebook and 4.8 million followers on Twitter.

Currently, He has more than 75k followers on his Instagram account.

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