Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox person Neil Everett Morfitt (born Template:Birth based on age as of date)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American sportscaster. From 2007 until 2023, he was the co-anchor of the West Coast edition of SportsCenter alongside Stan Verrett.
Early life and educationEdit
Everett was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Spokane, Washington.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was a varsity starter in football and basketball at Lewis and Clark High School,<ref name=spevso>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=bwrmsal>Template:Cite news</ref> named to the all-city team in football at guard,<ref name=gslspr>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=mrmtcac>Template:Cite news</ref> and also played on the defensive line.<ref name=pthotl>Template:Cite news</ref> He graduated in 1980.<ref name=snestpu>Template:Cite news</ref>
Everett attended Willamette University in Salem before transferring to the University of Oregon in Eugene and graduated in 1984.<ref name=tineote>Template:Cite news</ref>
CareerEdit
Template:Update section Everett started out in broadcasting at KCST-FM in Florence on the central Oregon Coast, west of Eugene. He left the media field and moved to Hawaii,<ref name=mfglk>Template:Cite news</ref> where he worked 15 years as an athletic administrator at Hawaii Pacific University.<ref name=tineote/> While still working full-time at HPU, Everett was hired at local ABC affiliate KITV, first as a news writer, then assignment editor, and finally as a sports anchor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In April 1999, Everett interviewed with ESPN on the recommendation of a friend, but was not hired. The following year, ESPN called him for another audition, and this time he was hired as an anchor on ESPNews.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In March 2009, he relocated to California to anchor the late-night Los Angeles edition of SportsCenter, which debuted on April 6, 2009.
On June 8, 2023, Everett announced that he was leaving ESPN and SportsCenter after 23 years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
While he was a student at Oregon in 1983, Everett's mother Jackie, a high school teacher, died from cancer at age 45.<ref name=jkrff>Template:Cite news</ref> The use of his middle name as a professional surname is a tribute to his mother, a UO alumna and Astoria native, who would call him by his first and middle name when his behavior was less than optimal.<ref name=spevso/><ref name=tineote/>
Everett's stepfather, Dave Robertson, was a longtime high school basketball coach at Shadle Park and won the state title in 1981,<ref name=jtfspno>Template:Cite news</ref> led on the court by Mark Rypien.<ref name=spevso/><ref name=gsl >Template:Cite news</ref> A math teacher, Robertson later coached at Gonzaga Prep.<ref name=rcwfacc>Template:Cite news</ref>
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External linksEdit
- ESPN bio – Neil Everett
- Athlete Promotions – speakers – Neil Everett
- Beta Theta Pi Alumni Association – Neil Everett
- Neil Everett interview for "The Beta Theta Pi" magazine