Kanoa Leahey

James Kanoa Leahey, known as Kanoa Leahey, is a sports reporter for KHON-TV, the Honolulu Fox affiliate. In addition to broadcasting the Monday-Friday sportscasts, he is also a play-by-play announcer for high school sports on Oceanic Cable and for college basketball on the ESPN networks, as well as co-host of Leahey & Leahey, a weekly talk show featured on PBS Hawaii with his father, Jim (Leahey & Leahey Live).[1]

Kanoa Leahey
Born
James Kanoa Leahey

1977 (age 43–44)
Honolulu, Hawaii
OccupationSportscaster, Sports Director

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Iolani School alum got his first job as a sports reporter at KITV, Honolulu's ABC affiliate.[2] After several years as the weekend sports anchor, he took over as the sports director at KHON-TV in 2004. In 2012, he stepped down to make more time for his national play-by-play work. He was replaced by Rob DeMello.

Leahey is a third generation sportscaster in Hawaii, and earned a Hawaii Sportscaster of the Year award, like his father, Jim Leahey, and grandfather, Chuck Leahey.[3]

References
  1. "Leahey & Leahey ends its nine-year run on PBS Hawaii". www.pbshawaii.org. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. "Leahey takes to sidelines for ESPN broadcasts". Maui News. November 21, 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  3. "Leahey Repeats as Hawai'i Sportscaster of the Year". Maui Now. January 17, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-15.


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