thebiglead.com - 9/17/2007
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After Mike Tirico initially rebuffed ESPN’s overtures to be the next voice of ESPN radio, the network decided to tinker with its time slots and made a second go at the Monday Night Football play-by-play guy. And it worked. Late last week, ESPN re-approached Tirico with a new offer - just two hours, from 1-3 p.m. - and he accepted. The press release went out today.
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Construda —
... stripped for him? It's Tirico Time! Mike Tirico has been tabbed to fill the ESPN Radio void left by Dan Patrick. But it's on one condition: Tirico goes from 1-3 p.m. instead of Patrick's time of 1-4 p.m. That's good since Tirico is busy as the voice of Monday Night Football along with several NBA and major sporting events. We think this is a great choice. (The Big Lead) Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl ...
Dan Patrick's Replacement Officially Mike Tirico
AwfulAnnouncing —
... ESPN Shrinks Dan Patrick’s Old Slot, Nabs Mike Tirico (The Big Lead) ...
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FanHouse —
... The Big Lead reports that Tirico was offered the same three-hour show that Patrick vacated last month, but that Tirico turned it down. ESPN then came back to Tirico to offer him a two-hour slot, and Tirico accepted. ...
Wait Until the Nation Meats Mikey Miss
SimonOnSports —
... The news broke earlier this week that Stephen A. Smith would be hosting a national radio show for a single hour on ESPN Radio. Pretty much everywhere on the Web people thought to themselves, what the hell? Why in the world are they giving loud mouthed Stephen A. Smith an hour gig? ...
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