Big Ten Network Talent Dave Revsine

Dave Revsine, Studio Host

ALMA MATER: Northwestern '91.

HOMETOWN: Northbrook, IL

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Spent the past 11 years at ESPN – the first 2 primarily as an anchor for ESPNews –the last 9 filling a variety of roles at the network, including:

SportsCenter Anchor
College Basketball Studio Host – Halftimes and College Gamenight. Co-hosted two Final Fours.
College Basketball Play-by-play
Host of College Gameday on ESPN Radio
Studio Host 1998 & 2006 World Cup
Reporter – Outside the Lines

Previous to ESPN, I spent two years as the Weekend Sports Anchor/Sports Reporter at KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas, followed by a year in the same role at WHBF-TV in the Quad Cities.

Before going into broadcasting, I spent one year as a Financial Analyst in the Recovery & Restructuring Department at Chase Manhattan Bank. I hated every minute of it and vowed I would never again have a real job. So far, so good.

MY FIRST JOB IN SPORTS WAS …: My first (barely) paid job was the job in Sherman. I also did play-by-play for Northwestern while an undergraduate at WNUR Radio.

THE BEST BIG TEN TRADITION IS …: Script Ohio. Every time I see it in person, I get a chill up my spine.

MOST ADMIRED ATHLETE GROWING UP: Harold Baines.

GREATEST ALL-TIME BIG TEN SPORTS MEMORY AS A SPECTATOR: Seeing Northwestern run out onto the field before the Rose Bowl game after the '95 season. So incredibly unlikely, there were no words to describe it.

GREATEST ALL-TIME ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENT: Let's just say I'm not narrowing it down from a particularly long list.

I did win back to back Watermelon Eating Contests at the Wendy Drive block party in 1975 and '76. Not an easy title to defend – definitely had a target on my back.

Probably peaked athletically in sixth grade with my second-place finish in District 28 in the 50-yard dash.

I also played on a dominating defensive line for Phi Gamma Delta, as we captured the 165-pound and under intramural football title at NU in 1990. We gave up one TD all year. Long-time major leaguer Mark Loretta was our back-up QB. We were pretty darn good.

FAVORITE QUOTE: "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever." -David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap.

Big Ten Network Talent Bios

Dave Revsine	Mike Hall	Stephanie White	Tim Doyle	Vera Jones
Wayne Larrivee	Mark Neely	Glen Mason	Jim Jackson	Chris Martin
Others: Trenni Kusnierek, Ann Kreiter, Rick Pizzo.