He began his career and as a sports anchor and reporter in Miami Beach before moving to Los Angeles as a sports anchor, from 1977 to 1985, for KCBS-TV. From 1980-90, he was the host of ESPN's SportsLook and was also the host of Up Close Prime Time.
In addition to being a journalist, Firestone is also a critically-acclaimed performer. He has made appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman, Larry King Live, Super Dave Osborne and Nightline. He has also performed for numerous corporate clients including Anheuser Busch, Chevron, Nike and Toyota.
He starred in a Married with Children episode and presented the Al Bundy Sport Spectacular.
Currently, he is the host of HDNet's Face to Face with Roy Firestone and AOL's Time Out with Roy Firestone.
Firestone also appeared in the 1996 hit movie Jerry Maguire, which featured a character named "Bob Sugar", who was based in part on Firestone's fellow University of Miami graduate Drew Rosenhaus, who was an NFL agent notorious for his aggressive representation of NFL players.
Firestone lives in Los Angeles, California.
Firestone would often entertain his viewers by doing a character called "Biff Barnes" who was a caricature of minor league baseball announcers.
Firestone has also done impressions of well-known sportscasters, such as Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell.
