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'''Spandan''' "'''Spoon'''" '''Daftary''' (born April 13, 1981 in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is a three-time Emmy Award–winning producer of television sports shows.

==Professional career== Spandan worked on ESPN's Sportscenter in 2003<ref>[http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/2004%20Sports%20Emmy%20winners%20release.pdf THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS THE 25th ANNUAL SPORTS EMMY AWARDS]</ref> and 2004 when the show won consecutive Sports Emmy awards for "Outstanding Daily Studio Show".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date= |title=Spandan Daftary |url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/bios/executives/spandan-daftary/ |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=Foxsports}}</ref> He worked on ESPN2's ''Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith'', which was cancelled by the network in January 2007. He moved to Foxsports, where he worked on the NFL Kickoff show.<ref name=":0" />

==High-school athletics== Spandan started at forward for Sewickley Academy's 1999 Section Championship squad. The head coach of the team, Victor Gianatta, gave Spandan the nickname, "Spoon".

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