Behind the Scenes
Eric Christensen
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Eric Christensen is a Denver native who began his broadcasting career back in college at the University of Colorado.
What hooked him on being a broadcaster? Eric says performing radio play-by-play for CU football and basketball games and covering the team during its 1990 and 1991 Orange Bowl appearances was the bait.
His first paying job was in Scottsbluff, Neb. He was hired as the weekend sports anchor/weekday news reporter. Those weren't his only duties. As an entry level person in TV you learn to wear many hats. Eric anchored the news, did the weather and even read the farm reports. He's still not sure what a sow or gilt is.
After 2 years at KDUH-TV, he was hired as the weekend sports anchor/reporter in Kearney, Neb.
All in all Eric spent 6 years on TV in the Cornhusker state.
His time happened to correspond with the Huskers winning back-to-back National Championships and also included the Big Red going 6-0 against his beloved Buffs. (Watching and having to cover the Buffs lose in Lincoln in 1996 was definitely a career lowlight.)
Eventually Eric made my way back to Denver and was hired as a sports producer at Clear Channel Communications. He produced several sports talk radio shows and performed play-by-play for many CU men's and women's basketball games. He was also the play-by-play man for the now defunct UPN20 High School Football Game of the Week.
CBS4 hired Eric as a sports producer in 2000.
Whether it's the Jay Cutler trade saga, the Buffs hanging 62 on Nebraska or the Rockies' magical season in 2007, he says the job is always exciting and seldom disappoints.
Eric is married and has a son. He enjoys coaching his son Davis' flag football team, playing golf, reading and supporting the Buffs.
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