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Mike Lynch is the sports anchor for NewsCenter 5 and for Patriots All Access at WCVB-TV. He joined the sports team in 1985, but started working for Channel 5 in 1983 as weekend sports anchor. Lynch began hosting Patriots All Access, a behind-the-scenes look at New England's NFL franchise, in 1995. During the NFL pre-season, he also serves as a broadcast commentator for Patriots games. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Lynch also did play-by-play for the Boston Celtics and the New England Patriots, and for college football. For 11 years, he hosted the Boston College weekly football coach's show, Eagles Preview, on Channel 5.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Prior to coming to WCVB-TV, he was the sports director for Boston's WMRE-AM radio, formerly WITS-AM, from 1977 to 1983. Lynch's broadcasting career began in 1974 at WLYN-AM radio in Lynn, where he served as a color commentator for high school football and basketball broadcasts.[CR-LF][CR-LF]From 1985 to 1991 and again in 1998 and 1999, Lynch was voted Massachusetts Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. In 1987, SportsCenter 5 won the United Press International Award for Best Sports Reporting in the country.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Lynch is married and has three daughters.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Lynch holds a degree from Harvard Univerisity. He was quarterback and kicker of the Harvard team that won the 1975 Ivy League Football Championship. He also played first base for the Crimson baseball team.

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