Graham Bensinger | |
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| Born | Graham Michael Bensinger (1986-08-17)August 17, 1986 (age 39) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Graham Michael Bensinger (born August 17, 1986) is an American journalist known for hiseponymous showIn Depth with Graham Bensinger. Bensinger is known for interviewing a number of personalities in American sports, and won anEmmy for an interview he did withMike Tyson.[1]
Graham Bensinger was born and raised inSt. Louis,Missouri[1] to Jewish parents Vicki and Scott Bensinger[2] (a financial adviser). Bensinger attendedMary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS).[1]
Bensinger began studying broadcast journalism atSyracuse University'sS.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications,[3] but left midway through his second year to pursue broadcasting full-time.[4]
Bensinger started his career in the 8th grade in St. Louis, going to a local library and looking up 50 former major league baseball players' home address,[5] sending mailed letters and receiving phone calls (fromWill Clark,Bob Feller,Ernie Banks,Tim McCarver) on his parents' homelandline,[6] as an internet radio show,G Sport Radio.[7]
Graham launched his career with an internet-based sports radio station he developed in 8th grade.[1][3][4] He also began buying time on St. Louis AM radioKSLG[5] to talk sports.[1] In 2003, his show began airing onSporting News Radio's St. Louis station, and moved toESPN Radio's St. Louis station the following year.[1][3] In November 2005 at the age of 19, Bensinger secured an interview withTerrell Owens that led to his suspension from thePhiladelphia Eagles for the final nine games of theNFL season.[1][4] Bensinger was also granted interviews withO. J. Simpson in February 2004 and July 2005.[1]The Graham Bensinger Show aired onSIRIUS Satellite Radio for multiple years.[1]
During his junior year of high school, Bensinger interviewedO. J. Simpson. He set up a video camera, and the footage ended up onGood Morning America. Bensinger was subsequently interviewed byDiane Sawyer, in addition to appearing on cable outlets.[8]
A year after the O. J. Simpson interview, Bensinger began writing forESPN's website. Following his senior year of high school, he sat with Simpson again, and was able to sell the interview to ESPN as part of their E-Ticket series. This started a three-and-a-half-year-long relationship between Bensinger and ESPN, with Bensinger continuing to write, appear on television, podcast and work as anESPNU sideline reporter.[9]
In 2009, Bensinger began partnering withNBCSports.com on a long-form video interview program, portions of which would air onNBC TV platforms.[1]
After freelancing as a long-form interviewer for ESPN and NBC Sports, Bensinger debuted his own show in the fall of 2010. The first two seasons ofIn Depth with Graham Bensinger were a one-man operation where he handled all aspects of business and production himself. Bensinger staffed up for season three and expanded to over-the-air network syndication at the start of his show's fourth season, airing onABC,NBC,CBS andFOX affiliates across the U.S, and the show is now run by a crew of ten.[1][10] Previously, the show aired solely on regional sports networks.[1]
In Depth with Graham Bensinger is now in its 15th season (2025),[1] which began with Bensinger taking a trip to India to speak with cricketerVirat Kohli.[1] According to the show's website, it reaches 3 million broadcast viewers, and 2.5 million digital views per episode, on average.[1] Nielsen has calculated that the show averages 1.5 million weekly viewers.[10] Internationally, the show airs viaESPN International,BT Sport, FOX Sports International, in-flight on Emirates, across 170 countries and territories onAmerican Forces Network and digitally on Bensinger'sYouTube channel.[1]
In Depth with Graham Bensinger won anEmmy Award for Graham's interview withMike Tyson at his Las Vegas home.[1]
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