Mike Trudell
Mike Trudell is an American basketball reporter, writer, radio host, and former college soccer player. He currently covers the Los Angeles Lakers as the sideline reporter for Spectrum SportsNet. He is also a beat writer for the official Lakers website. Trudell formerly hosted the "Thompson & Trudell" radio show with Mychal Thompson for KSPN. Early life. Mike Trudell was raised in the Orono, Minnesota area near Lake Minnetonka. Trudell attended Orono High School and played soccer as a midfielder. Trudell attended Northwestern University where he earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and was a member of the  Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer team. Career. Trudell formerly worked as a reporter for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was hired to cover the Lakers for Spectrum SportsNet at its inception in October 2012 when it was originally known as Time Warner Cable SportsNet. He joined Chris McGee and James Worthy on the network's inaugural staff. In 2015, Trudell became the co-host of KSPN's "Thompson & Trudell" weekday morning show alongside former Lakers center Mychal Thompson. The show ran until it was cancelled in October 2017.