Howie Schwab
TV Producer
1960 –
Who is Howie Schwab?
Howard "Howie" Schwab is best known as the sports trivia expert and final adversary on ESPN's Stump the Schwab show.
In the 1980s, Schwab served as the editor-in-chief of College & Pro Football News Weekly. His career with ESPN began in 1987, when he signed as a freelance researcher, and was subsequently promoted to full-time duties. By 1995, he was the coordinating producer for the network's website, ESPN.com. Since 1998, Schwab has served as a coordinating producer for ESPN studio production, which entails duties on programs such as SportsCenter. Schwab also served as the resident Couch Potato on ESPN's First Take, on which he discussed the top sports television programming each weekend. Schwab rates the TV lineups of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on a 1-5 bags of chips rating system. Schwab also appears with Merril Hoge and Matthew Berry on ESPNEWS' Sunday Fantasy Insider. Nicknamed "The Sultan of Sports Trivia", Schwab often wears sports jerseys when appearing on his namesake program.
Schwab is a graduate of St. John's University, who retired a basketball jersey with his name, despite the fact that he did not participate in athletics while attending the school.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1960
Baldwin - Also known as
- Howard Schwab
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- St. John's University
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on July 23, 2013
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