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 Nowkhah doing a read ahead of the 2024Vegas Kickoff Classic | |
| Born | Darius Behzad Nowkhah (1976-06-23)June 23, 1976 (age 48) |
| Education | University of Oklahoma '98 |
| Title | SEC Network Lead Anchor |
| Website | ESPN bio |
Darius Behzad "Dari" Nowkhah (born June 23, 1976) is the lead anchor atSEC Network, an American sports television network (he was chosen as a head anchor when it began airing in August 21, 2014). Nowkhah hosts extensive college football and college basketball programming for the collegiate network and also provides play-by-play for the network's college basketball and college baseball coverage.
Nowkhah's move to ESPNU's Charlotte, NC headquarters came after seven years in Bristol, CT where he hosted a variety of shows for ESPN. Among the shows Nowkhah hosted were SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight and College Football Live.
He fills in as a host on a variety of other ESPN Radio programs. Before working at ESPN, Nowkhah worked atKCFW-TV inKalispell, Montana, as well asKLKN-TV inLincoln, Nebraska andKOTV in Tulsa.[1]
Nowkhah graduated fromUnion High School inTulsa, Oklahoma,[2] and then from theUniversity of Oklahoma in 1998[3] with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Nowkhah and his wife Jenn have four children.[4] On Tuesday, September 20, 2011, Nowkhah announced the death of his infant son, Hayden, who died from complications arising frommyocarditis, a viral infection that compromised the heart. He and his wife have since set up Hayden's Hope, a foundation dedicated to helping families cover expenses due to their children's organ transplants.[4]
Nowkhah is the son of Cy Nowkhah, a 1975 University of Tulsa graduate who immigrated to the United States from Iran in 1969.[5]
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