Al Michaels is a prominent American television sportscaster, best known for hosting the long-running football show on NBC, titled Monday Night Football. Born in New York, he moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of 14. Following his high school graduation, he earned a degree in television and radio. He initially worked as a sportscaster for an American basketball team Los Angeles Lakers and later moved to Hawaii and worked as a sports announcer for Hawaii Islanders baseball team and also for various school and college teams in the Hawaii Islands. In 1976, he was hired by the ABC, and by 1977, he began announcing almost all the games covered by the network, such as football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, track and field events, and so on. He also covered a few NFL games and the Olympic Games as well. His biggest career breakthrough arrived in 1986 when he was hired on the live television program Monday Night Football. He remained associated with the sports show for 20 years, starting from 1986 until 2006. He joined the NBC Network in 2006. Al Michaels has been inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has also been a recipient of five Sports Emmy Awards.