
Born and raised in New York City, Ben Lyons is a Host, Producer, and Marketing consultant working at the intersection of sports, film, media, and culture. Over the years he has interviewed every major artist and athlete of his generation, while covering and attending the worlds most prestigious award shows and premieres, biggest and most important sporting events, music, and film festivals. Currently working as a Contributing Correspondent for CBS-LA covering sports and culture across Southern California, Ben has spent the past 9 years working as an On-Air personality at ESPN and ESPN-Los Angeles, contributing content on "SPORTS-CENTER, local and national radio, and ESPN digital platforms. Ben's background in the film space consists of working as a film critic and journalist over the years covering the movie business and hosting panels and press conferences at film festivals all over the world including Cannes, Sundance, Zurich, Toronto, Tribeca, SXSW, New York, LA, London, Chicago, San Diego, Moscow, Dubai, and Miami to name a few, as well as serving on the jury for AFI, Aruba, and GenArt. Ben has partnered with film studios such as Disney, Sony, Paramount, Lionsgate, Universal, Netflix, A24, Focus, Fox, etc..to host VIP/Influencer screenings of their films, in addition to branded content surrounding their release. Ben has partnered with brands from X-Box, Jose Cuervo, and MasterCard, to Nike, Jordan Brand, MedTerra, Remy Martin, Old Spice, Dove, Intel, and many others, to create press and content campaigns and consult on their behalf. Before he moved to LA, he produced music videos for Hip Hop artists Sean Price, Tony Touch, Black Moon, and Bone Thugs N Harmony. He has acted and appeared as himself in several major and independent film, TV, and digital projects including, "The House Bunny", Entourage", Beverly Hills 90210", A Stand-Up Guy", Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story, and "The 5th Quarter. Ben has also been asked to write profile pieces on actors and actresses for magazines like GOTHAM, LA CONFIDENTIAL and HAMPTONS.