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In 2016, a video of Jenkins went viral after he pretended to drink alcohol on-air while lamenting the Washington Capitals being eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, with Dan Patrick of NBC Sports subsequently referring to Jenkins as "sportscasting's Ron Burgundy."

In 2004, Jenkins moved to Washington, D.C. to join NBC Sports Washington as an anchor/reporter and has since won nine Emmy Awards, four times claiming the region's top prize for sports anchoring while also winning for sports daily program, program host, sports reporting, and sports-news story. Dan Steinberg of The Washington Post once called him "the best fan reporter in the world."

Jenkins returned to Austin, Texas, as an anchor/reporter for KVUE-TV in 1998 and worked as a journalism professor for four years at Austin Community College. In addition, he served as a voice for the Texas Lottery and hosted a local talent show called "Gimme the Mike." While working at KVUE-TV, Jenkins was a four-time recipient of the RTNDA/Edward R. Murrow Award for both sports and news reporting. He also won a national award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for his story about real-life cowboys.

Jenkins is also a cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with a Wilms' tumor in 1981 and is married to Nicole Darin of Big Ten Network.

Michael Jenkins (born December 7, 1973 in Arlington, Texas) is a sportscaster for NBC Sports Radio and NBC Sports Regional Networks. Jenkins is currently the co-host of "The Daily Line," a sports betting show, having previously hosted numerous shows on NBC Sports Washington.