Pat O'Brien is an american author, radio host, and legendary sportscaster. He worked at CBS sports from 1981 to 1997, as well as the anchor and host of Access Hollywood from 1997 to 2004, and The Insider from 2004 to 2008.   After graduating from college in 1970, he worked as a researcher at NBC News in Washington, D.C. and was a production assistant for the Huntley-Brinkley Report. He then served as an anchor and reporter in Chicago in 1977, and moved to KNXT-TV (now KCBS-TV) in Los Angeles where he earned four local Emmy awards.  He then went on to work for CBS sports where he covered the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA finals, and Final Four as a pregame host.   He also covered six Olympic games, wrote the book “Talkin' Sports: a B.S.-er's Guide,” and released a critically acclaimed autobiography entitled, “I'll Be Back Right After This”, in 2014.

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