espnmediazone.com - 6/26/2009
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, who joined ESPN as a SportsCenter anchor on the network's third day of operation (September 9, 1979), spearheads ESPN s aggressive coverage of breaking news and issues. Ley is ESPN s longest-serving commentator from either studio or remote production, and in addition to SportsCenter has hosted ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 7/1/2009
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It's been said before : John Skipper is
that rare American who can equally negotiate the worlds...
of Craven Cottage and Ricky Craven . As ESPN's executive vice president for content, Skipper has a major hand in the programming you see on the network and ...
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ESPN discloses big plans for 2010 World Cup - Richard ...
epltalk.com - 6/29/2009
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On the heels of successful coverage of the
Confederations Cup, ESPN has announced more details regarding its...
coverage of the 2010 World Cup. The 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa on June 11 and ends on July 11. Here’s what we can ...
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ESPN Announces Plans For World Cup 2010 TV Coverage
usatoday.com - 6/29/2009
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Although not formally announced, ESPN's Mike Soltys confirmed
Sunday that college football analyst Paul Maguire, 70, will...
have a "reduced role" this season. Rather than having a full slate of games, says Soltys, Maguire will work only "the occasional ...
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Maguire will take reduced role in ESPN college football ...
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ESPN to send Ley, Fowler and Tirico to World Cup.
Sports Media Watch —
... of the 2010 World Cup from South Africa. According to ESPN, each of the three will anchor " pre-, halftime and post-match shows and ...
ESPN's Plans for the 2010 World Cup
Fang's Bites —
... 2010). Coverage of the quadrennial global event will include SportsCenter segments, nightly World Cup Live, and pre-, halftime and post-match shows, with additional studio programming and World Cup-branded segments, totaling more than 65 hours of coverage, originating from two sets in and around Johannesburg. A trio of top-tier ESPN hosts, Chris Fowler (college football, Grand Slam tennis), Bob Ley (SportsCenter, Outside the Lines), and Mike Tirico (Super Bowl, NBA ...
ESPN Covers US-Mexico Without Airing the Game
Fang's Bites —
... vs. Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 12, from Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The “game around the game” coverage will be highlighted by a 30-minute SportsCenter 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Special on ESPN, Aug. 12, at 3:30 p.m. ET, hosted by Bob Ley and ...
ESPN's 30th Anniversary SportsCenter Show
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... The special SportsCenter on the eve of ESPN’s 30th anniversary, hosted by the three SportsCenter anchors of longest service – Chris Berman, Bob Ley and John Saunders – will include segments throughout that look back at great moments in sports over three decades and the trio’s careers at ESPN. The 90-minute program airs Sunday, Sept. 6, at 11:30 p.m. ET. It will be reaired the following morning, Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7, starting at 4:30 a.m. and will be seen five times through noon. Live updates with ...
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espnmediazone.com 6/26/2009 — , one of the most respected hosts and play-by-play commentators in television, joined ESPN in July 1986. He has anchored College GameDay , the network's Emmy-winning Saturday morning college football preview show, since 1990. He became the ...
ESPN's Plans for the 2010 World Cup
fangsbites.com 6/30/2009 — It's less than a year away. It's got some buzz now that the U.S. finished second in the FIFA Confederation Cup. And looking at the potential field, the competition appears wide open. Of course, it's a long time until the first ball is kicked, but ...
SportsCenter In L.A.- From ESPN
sportsmediajournal.com 6/5/2009 — SMJ’s Ray Frager forwarded me an e-mail sent to him from ESPN in response to my post earlier this week questioning ESPN’s decision to produce the late night SportsCenter from Los Angeles.
Here is ESPN’s response:
Why was the decision made to open a west coast facility?
· To ...
ESPN Has Gone Black and Is Going Back
unprofessionalfoul.com 7/2/2009 — There's a decent read over at SI about John Skipper and EPSN's planned coverage for next summer's World Cup. The good news is that ESPN is pouring a lot of resources into the coverage "I think our ambition level is going to exceed the ambition of any broadcaster in the world relative to the ...
SportsCenter and L.A.- Is It Working?
sportsmediajournal.com 6/3/2009 — I’m still trying to figure out why ESPN decided to move it’s late night edition of SportsCenter to Los Angeles.
In the two months or so since the move, nothing on the show has really changed. It has the same format, same look. The only references to their presence in Los Angeles ...
A Q&A With ESPN’s Josh Elliott
thebiglead.com 6/19/2009 — At last weekend’s Blogs with Balls shindig , we cornered Sportscenter anchor Josh Elliott, and after some cajoling, convinced him to do an interview with this site. Outside of his lust for all the LA sports teams, he’s a pretty ...
ESPN's 30th Anniversary SportsCenter Show
fangsbites.com 8/28/2009 — Since I'm at the ESPN World Headquarters in Bristol, CT, I'll give them some love while I'm monitoring the Monday Night Football/NFL Studio Shows session at the ESPN Media Workshop. Here's a release on the 30th Anniversary SportsCenter edition that will air the first week of September. While I ...
Measuring how ESPN covered the Stanley Cup Final
sports.yahoo.com 6/15/2009 — At the Stanley Cup Final Games 3 and 4 in Pittsburgh, it was interesting to watch the ESPN crew operate. They had the back of the press room -- using their announcer voices while the reporters banged away at keyboards -- and would ...
The Search For ESPN's Ombudsman
sports-central.org 7/3/2009 — It's been several months since Le Anne Schreiber wrote her last column as ESPN ombudsman. SC's Brad Oremland believes Schreiber had a positive influence on the state of affairs in Bristol, and hopes ESPN will name a successor to continue her work.
Idle notes.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — ESPN will devote extensive coverage to the 2010 World Cup, including 65 hours of studio programming live from South Africa. Coverage of the month-long event will include SportsCenter segments and daily, 30-minute editions of World Cup Live. Game ...
