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Lamar Hurd Biography

Lamar Hurd is an African American in the journalism field who works for KGW as an on-air contributor. He also works as a Television analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Quarter. Before working at KGW, Hurb was a College basketball analyst at ESPN. He joined the KGW team in January 2022.

Lamar Hurd Photo
Hurd Photo

Lamar Hurd Height

Hurd stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7 inches.

Lamar Hurd Age

Hurd is 40 years old. He was born on December 8, 1983, in the USA.

Personal Life

Lamar Hurd Relatives and Family

Hurd keeps information regarding his family and relatives away from the public eye. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.

Lamar Hurd Spouse and Children

Hurd is happily married to his loving wife, Bethany Hurd, the couple currently lives in Oregon.

Lamar Hurd Education

Hurd obtained a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Oregon State between 2002 and 2006.

Professional Life

Lamar Hurd Career

Hurd works for KGW as an on-air contributor. He also works as a Television analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Quarter. Before working at KGW, Hurb was a College basketball analyst at ESPN. He joined the KGW team in January 2022.

Hurd is well-known to Portland Trail Blazers fans as he offers basketball analysis and insight on all Blazers broadcasts on Root Sports and via the team’s social media outlets. Hurd worked as a college basketball analyst for the Pac-12 Network for four years before joining the Blazers.

He has also broadcast games for ESPN and Fox Sports Northwest. He was the team’s starting point guard at OSU and was recognized with all-Pac-10 accolades, the team MVP, and a spot on the Pac-10 All-Academic first team.

Lamar received the Pac-10 Medal in 2006, which is given yearly to just one male and one female student-athlete from each university in the league who best embodies success on and off the field.

Hurd continues to be actively connected to Oregon State University in a number of capacities, including as a board member.

He worked with young basketball players all across the Portland metro area for ten years. He and his wife Bethany have launched Hurd Mentality, a television program, and an online series that chronicles how their lives intersect with volunteerism.

On several KGW newscasts, including the station’s 7 p.m. weekday broadcast The Good Stuff, which highlights good things happening in Oregon and Southwest Washington, his community segments will be featured.

Lamar Hurd Net Worth

Hurd has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a journalist.

Lamar Hurd Salary

Hurd receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000

Lamar Hurd Social Media

Hurd has active social media platforms, i.e. Twitter, and Instagram. He has a following of over 8703 on Instagram and a following of over 2.1K on Twitter.

KGW

At KGW, Hurd works with his fellow journalists and meteorologists;

  1. Brittany Falkers
  2. Orlando Sanchez
  3. Matt Zaffino
  4. Rod Hill
  5. Chris McGinness
  6. Joe Raineri 
  7. Kyle Iboshi
  8. Katherine Cook
  9. Mike Benner
  10. Tim Gordon
  11. Daisy Caballero