Congrats to the 2004 and 2006 Nevada Sportscaster of the Year, as voted by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association! Dave has been a radio/TV fixture in Las Vegas as well as nationally since the mid 1980's. Dave has co-hosted sports shows with such luminaries as Pete Rose, Bill Raftery, Matt Guokas and Dick Versace, just to name a few. Cokin is a featured columnist in several national publications and is regularly in demand as a gaming insider on numerous sports talk shows throughout the land.
No wonder Dave Cokin was tagged by noted author Martin Mendelsohn as the "Ted Williams of the sports service industry." Perhaps the only difference is that Dave occasionally tips his cap.
When he's not in the studio, you can catch him in front of the tube or at Cafe Mastrioni.
A Little More About Dave:
Favorite Team: Boston Red Sox
Favorite Athlete: Ted Williams
Best Interview Subjects: Coach Spoon. Great sports fan, great guy! Dick Williams, longtime big league baseball player, manager and 2008 Hall of Fame Inductee!
If I could be somebody's teammate it would be: Right now, has to be Josh Beckett!
Best Game I Ever Saw In Person: 1999 All Star Game at Fenway.
All time Favorite Flicks: Anything directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Favorite Comedies: Blazing Saddles, The Apartment
Best Sports Movie: Field of Dreams
Favorite Actor: Jimmy Stewart
Favorite Actress: Kim Novak
Best Book: Ball Four by Jim Bouton
I Have a Man Crush on: No One
Favorite Female Celebrity: Erin Andrews
Funniest Stand-Up: Robert Schimmel
Favorite 5 TV Shows: Almost Anything On HBO
Favorite Restaurant: Andre's, Ruth's Chris, Ferraro's and Cafe Mastrioni
Best Looking Local TV Personality: Lorraine Blanco
Favorite Beer or Cocktail: Iced Tea
Standard Tip: 25%
Favorite Thing To Do On The Strip: Avoid it
Cable Network You'd Be Surprised I Watch: Animal Planet
Favorite Websites: werlv.com , jimfeist.com
First Job In Sports Media: 1978....Guest boxing analyst on cable television in RI.
Worst Job I Ever Had: Overnight host on SportsFan Radio Network.
Favorite Female Celebrity: Erin Andrews
