PHIL ANDREWS

Phil likes to think that his Bio is ever evolving so until that evolution stops, here is what you need to know. For the past two decades Phil has been a major fixture on the Philadelphia Sports landscape, where he has covered everything from fencing to football. Most recently he was the Host and Executive Producer of Philly Sports Spotlight, a weekly half hour magazine show which aired on WMCN TV & the Bounce Television Network. Andrews was responsible for booking all the guests, shooting and editing feature pieces, writing scripts and hosting the show which included interviews with in-studio guests. Prior to Philly Sports Spotlight, Phil worked for Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia, where he rotated on the anchor desk for the networks three signature news shows. In addition to his anchor and reporting assignments he was also host of the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers weekly magazine show “Bounce”, was a court-side reporter for Seventy-Sixer games, and a pre-game and between period reporter for selected Philadelphia Flyer NHL games. Andrews is probably best known for his 15 year stint at Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV, the Nations number one ranked local television news station. His tenure as weekend anchor and weekday reporter allowed him to cover the regions major professional teams and numerous colleges. Among his most memorable WPVI assignments; The 1993 Phillies World Series team, the 1997 & 2010 Flyers Stanley Cup final appearances, the Seventy-Sixers NBA finals appearance against the L.A. Lakers, the Eagles 2004 Super Bowl appearance against the New England Patriots and the 1997 Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey (bite night). Andrew’s broadcasting career also included positions with WHYY-TV, the PBS affiliate in Wilmington, Delaware where he worked as a general assignment news reporter and was fortunate enough to cover Senator Barak Obama’s historic Run to the White House. WFSB TV in Hartford, Connecticut, and WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire.