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Sharief Ishaq

Sports Reporter

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, LA

Arrived in Baton Rouge:
2000, to attend LSU

Education: BS in Broadcast Journalism, LSU, 2005

Awards & Accomplishments: Sharief previously worked as Sports Director of KALB, the CBS affiliate in Alexandria, LA. While there, one of his notable accomplishments was helping to develop Tiger Nation, a show dedicated entirely to LSU sports.  He anchored 5th Quarter, the Friday night high school football program.

Family Info: Sharief is the oldest of 4 kids and grew up in New Orleans.

Hobbies:
Sharief enjoys working out when he has spare time. He also enjoys attending sporting events as a spectator, cooking, and watching food competitions on The Food Network.  

Big Stories Covered:
He traveled to Miami solo to film and cover the Saints as they played in and won Super Bowl 44. Sharief also covered LSU's 2007 BCS National Championship in New Orleans and numerous Louisiana State Championships for high school football, basketball, softball and baseball.

Favorite Quotes:
 
"It is what it is."—Sean Payton , countless times
"You are the most in-shape sports media person I've ever seen!" "—Drew Brees to Sharief, October 2010
"I'm going to take my talents…. to South Beach and play with….the Miami Heat." –LeBron on his decision—the king, and Sharief's all-time favorite sports figure, win or lose.