Tood Lewis
An avid golfer with a single-digit handicap, Lewis brought more than 15 years of sports broadcasting and journalism experience when he joined Golf Channel in 2008. He currently anchors and reports for Golf Central, and can be seen conducting interviews during the network’s PGA TOUR telecasts. Prior to joining Golf Channel, Lewis was an eight-year member of the on-air team at CBS affiliate WKMG in Orlando, most recently as sports director. He worked for Orlando-based Sun Sports cable television network, serving as a reporter for Florida Gators pre and post-game shows, and hosted the Summertime Golf Show, a weekly 30-minute golf travel show. A graduate of the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Lewis’ broadcasting career began in 1991 in Winston-Salem, N.C., as a sports reporter for independent WXII. He then joined NBC affiliate WECT in Wilmington, N.C., producing and anchoring the weekend sportscasts, where he received the Associated Press Best Sports Feature award in 1995. His next career move took him to Spokane, Wash., at ABC affiliate KXLY as weekend sports anchor. Lewis returned to his home state of North Carolina in 1998 as weekend sports anchor for CBS affiliate WRAL in Raleigh, before moving to Orlando and WKMG in 1999.
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