{{Short description|American TV journalist}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2011}} {{Use American English|date=March 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} '''Michael Pomeranz''' (born January 25, 1967) is an American studio host and announcer for San Diego Padres telecasts and studio host for the Anaheim Ducks on Bally Sports SoCal and Bally Sports West. In addition, Pomeranz hosts ''Inside San Diego Sports'' and both coaches' shows for SDSU Aztecs football and basketball on Bally Sports San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-announce-2017-18-broadcast-schedule/c-291533962|title=Ducks Announce 2017-18 Broadcast Schedule|author=|date=October 3, 2017|website=NHL.com|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>
Pomeranz previously worked for KARE-TV<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-new-anchor-for-kare-11-news-55687387.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140813110037/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-new-anchor-for-kare-11-news-55687387.html| archive-date = 2014-08-13| title = A New Anchor for KARE 11 News -- re> MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ --}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kare11.com/news/article/111465/0/KARE-names-new-anchor |title=KARE names new anchor | kare11.com |accessdate=2014-06-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140615103857/http://www.kare11.com/news/article/111465/0/KARE-names-new-anchor |archivedate=2014-06-15 }}</ref> in Minneapolis, Minnesota, anchoring the weekday evening 5, 6 and 10 pm newscasts from 2006 to 2012. Known fondly by Minnesotans as “Smilin’ Mike,” prior to KARE, he anchored and reported at WCBS-TV{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} New York (2000–2005). He anchored various shows, beginning his tenure anchoring ''CBS 2 News This Morning'' and ''CBS 2 News at Noon,'' Pomeranz also anchored the weekend evening newscasts and weekdays at noon and 6 pm. Pomeranz was on the air during the September 11, 2001 attacks, and his station was the only terrestrial television station not knocked off the air due to the collapse of the World Trade Center.
He began his television career in 1994, working as a reporter and anchor in Chicago, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Pomeranz graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He has been honored with several awards for his work both locally and nationally, including an RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
Before his news career, Pomeranz was a Minor League Baseball pitcher from 1988 until a shoulder injury in 1992 ended his career with a record of 9 wins and 18 losses, 4.73 ERA, in 88 games played.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pomera001mic| title=Baseball-Reference – Mike Pomeranz Minor League Statistics}}</ref>
On February 27, 2012, Pomeranz announced that he was leaving KARE to join Fox Sports San Diego (now Bally Sports San Diego). He hosts the ''Padres Live'' pre- and post-game show along with former first baseman Mark Sweeney and occasionally substituted for the late Dick Enberg on play-by-play of games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kare11.com/news/article/964418/396/Mike-Pomeranz-leaving-KARE-11 |title=Mike Pomeranz leaving KARE 11 | kare11.com |accessdate=2012-02-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120904212609/http://www.kare11.com/news/article/964418/396/Mike-Pomeranz-leaving-KARE-11 |archivedate=2012-09-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://friarsonbase.com/2012/02/28/fox-sports-san-diego-hires-mike-pomeranz/|title=Fox Sports San Diego Hires Mike Pomeranz|author=|date=February 28, 2012|website=friarsonbase.com|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>
He is not related to pitcher Drew Pomeranz, in spite of sharing the same first name with the latter's father, who is also a former college baseball pitcher.
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