Kevin Wildes

Kevin Robert Wildes (born February 10, 1978) is an American sports television producer, personality, sports radio talk show host, and podcaster. Wildes currently serves as a co-host on Fox Sports 1 (FS1)'s First Things First alongside Nick Wright and Chris Broussard.

Early and personal life Wildes is a native of Groton, Connecticut.

Sports broadcasting career Television Wildes worked as a coordinating producer on ESPN2 shows SportsNation and Numbers Never Lie. While at ESPN, Wildes became the Vice President of Original Content for NBA Studio Production. He supervised production for NBA Countdown, and also launched and developed The Jump. Wildes also launched and developed Detail by Kobe Bryant for ESPN+.

In 2020, Wildes joined FS1 to be an on-air host on First Things First.

Podcasting In 2013, Wildes and David Jacoby co-hosted the Grantland podcast Half-Baked Ideas. Wildes has appeared on multiple podcasts hosted by Bill Simmons. While with ESPN, Simmons hosted The B.S. Report, on which Wildes appeared. Wildes has also made guest appearances on Simmons' eponymous sports podcast. Wildes contributes to the "Half-Baked Ideas" segment on Simmons' podcast.