"Looks like Doogie Howser, acts like Morley Safer,"

            Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated

          "Asks well-articulated questions,"

  Michael Smerconish, Philadelphia Daily News

"There's a decent chance he could end up ruling the world someday. Don't say I didn't warn you."

                       Bill Simmons, ESPN

At age 21, Graham Bensinger, named to Sports Illustrated's Top 25 Under 25, is already making

his mark as one of the hottest sports broadcasters

in the nation.

His young career caught fire in January 2001, when Bensinger launched his own weekly talk show on an internet-based sports radio station he developed while in the 8th grade. In August 2003, Bensinger's show began airing on Sporting News Radio and a contract with ESPN Radio followed less than one year later. "The Graham Bensinger Show" began airing on SIRIUS Satellite Radio in 2006. "T

While seemingly a rookie by industry standards, Bensinger's experience is more like that of a seasoned veteran. His list of interviews ranges from broadcasting icons such as Mike Wallace and Bob Costas... to legends like Muhammad Ali, Stan Musial, Jim Brown, Dan Marino, and Pete Sampras... to some of today's newsmakers, including Barry Bonds, the Williams' Sisters, Danica Patrick, LaDainian Tomlinson, Nick Lachey, Adam Sandler, Mark Wahlberg, and Jesse Jackson.

One of Bensinger's most high profile exchanges occurred in February 2004 and again in July 2005 when he landed interviews with OJ Simpson. In April 2005 and January 2006, he interviewed Pete Rose.

In November of 2005, Bensinger sat down with Terrell Owens for an interview widely regarded as most controversial sports story of the year. Owens' comments, in the hour long interview, led to his eventual suspension and benching for the remainder of the season by the Philadelphia Eagles. (as upheld by arbitrator Richard Bloch)

Bensinger's interviews have aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News, ESPNU and FOX Sports. The programs include: SportsCenter, Outside The Lines, Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Primetime, NFL Live, and The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

During Summer ‘07, Bensinger traveled extensively throughout Asia & Africa. Some visits included Tiananmen Square, Terracotta Warriors, The Great Wall, Kibera Slums, going down in Great White Shark Cages, and off the world’s highest bungee jump.

Other accomplishments include:

• Appeared as a guest on "The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno"  and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
• Appearances on ABC's Good Morning America, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, Court TV, Inside Edition, and ESPN2's  Cold Pizza
• Is a regular contributor to ESPN.com
• Sideline Reporter for ESPNU
• Conducts "The Weekly Conversation," an Interview of The Week for ESPN (2006-2007)
• Contributor to Fox Sports' The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2006)
• Super Bowl Correspondent (2003-2007)
• ESPY Awards Correspondent in (2003-2007)
• Broadcast and play-by-play duties in Summer 2004 and 2005 for the Spokane Indians, alongside Bob Robertson
• Recognized by publications including Sports Illustrated, USA Today, LA Times, Philadelphia Enquirer, St.Louis Post Dispatch, ESPN.com and Forbes.com.
• Heard on radio programs including The Dan Patrick Show, Mike & Mike in The Morning, The James Brown Show, JT The Brick, The Mike Gallagher Show, and Howard Stern.

When he's not working the sports scene, Bensinger is participating in it- especially when it comes to extreme. As an avid mountain climber, his goal is to scale the tallest mountain on every continent. So far Graham has summit Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Rainier as well as 35 other mountains that exceed 14,000 feet.

Graham attended Syracuse University and works in television while he continues his radio shows.

09/17/2007