He also worked in USA Today Basketball and Full Court Press, reporting on basketball results during the season, unfortunately due to the budget cuts in 2008, both shows was cancelled. The Society of Professional Journalists gave Michael Wilbon a promising title of being a top sports journalist in 2001. Still, Michael was most famous for his statements and comments on players and the sports in general. ESPN offered him a contract extension with their network, which he accepted in the year 2006. He officially became a full-time reporter for ABC and ESPN in the year 2010, on the 7th of December when he also wrote his last report for the Post.

Personal Life

Wilbon, besides from being a former trustee of Northwestern University and a prominent, well-known sports reporter, is also a husband and a father. Michael Wilbon and his wife Sheryl got their first and only child in the year 2008 on 26th of March using a surrogate. Their son’s name is Mathew – if you have ever heard Tony Kornheiser talking about Lilbon on his radio show, he was referring to Mathew. Besides from knowing Travon Bellamy, the former player of the University of Illinois football team, is Wilbon’s cousin, no “juicy details” can be read on the subject of Wilbon’s personal life. He is happily married, raising his son with his wife, Sheryl. One of his personal accomplishments is competing against Wes Malott and defeating him in King of Bowling, TV made edition, where he managed to take the victory over the professional bowling star. Wilbon’s health failed him on one occasion in 2008 when he suffered a heart attack after a series of chest pains he was experiencing.