Norman Chad is the co-host of ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker and his color commentary often draws the biggest laughs in the industry. Combining poker wit with sharp humor, Chad is an industry favorite alongside his longtime broadcasting companion, Lon McEachern.
Chad is a sportswriter by trade and a syndicated columnist for many years as well as on ESPN. He’s an accomplished poker player himself, having cashed at the 2009 WSOP in the Stud 8 or Better event. He also occasionally appears on the ESPN show Pardon the Interruption and has also been seen in various Reel Classic on ESPN Classic.
In this interview for Poker News Daily, Norman Chad appears with Bernard Lee. He discusses how the World Series of Poker continues to go strong, despite doom and gloom predictions by many in the media. Chad also reflects on how times have changed since he started covering the event in 2003 and where he feels the world’s biggest poker tournament will be in a few years time.
Bernard Lee is a guest columnist here at Poker News Daily and can also be seen co-hosting the popular web poker show “The Inside Deal” on ESPN.com.