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Color Analyst for College Football<\/em><\/p>\n

Tiki Barber serves as co-host of WFAN Radio\u2019s national afternoon program, \u201cEvan & Tiki,\u201d alongside broadcast partner, Evan Roberts. The show, heard across the country from 2p-6:30p, ET, and available via podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Barber graduated from the University of Virginia\u2019s McIntire School of Commerce (Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society), with a concentration in Management Information Systems in 1997. At UVA, Barber excelled both academically and athletically on the football field. In 1996 he was named the ACC Player of the Year. After leaving Charlottesville, he began a 10-year NFL career with the New York Football Giants, retiring in 2007 as the Giants all-time leading rusher, and all purpose yardage leader. In 2010, he was inducted into the New York Giants Inaugural Ring of Honor class. And in January 2011, he was enshrined into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Barber has always been active in media and journalism starting in 1998, when he began his broadcasting career working for CBS RADIO\u2019s WFAN, which led to stints at WCBS-TV, Sirius Satellite Radio, the YES Network and eventually as a morning host on Fox News Channel\u2019s Fox & Friends<\/em>. Upon retiring from the NFL, Barber signed a contract to work as a correspondent for NBC News and Sports, primarily The TODAY Show<\/em> and Football Night in America<\/em>, but also covering the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for MSNBC.<\/p>\n

Barber is also an entrepreneur, co-founding Julius, Inc & Thuzio, Inc. Julius is a SaaS solution for influencer search and procurement. Thuzio, a membership event and content creation company, produces memorable live and unfiltered conversations with legends in sports and entertainment.<\/p>\n

Barber is a board member of the Fresh Air Fund, and KultureCity – an nonprofit focused on creating acceptance and inclusion for individuals, and their families, with autism. He is consistently involved with his alma mater, and is on the Emeritus Board of Managers of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, as well as Larry Sabado\u2019s Center For Politics Board of Advisors.<\/p>\n

Tiki is also an author, co-authoring, with his twin brother, Ronde, three successful children\u2019s books and eight young-adult novels. He also released an memoir of his playing days, \u201cTiki: My Life in the Game and Beyond<\/span>,\u201d in September 2007.<\/p>\n

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