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ESPN’s Peter Schrager Named Host of New Daily Program Beginning September 10
"The show will run four days a week during college football season, then expands to five afterward. Fridays during college football season will include Bussin' with Pate, hosted by Josh Pate, Taylor Lewan and Will Compton."
Sports Radio Can’t Develop Talent If Programmers Are Too Busy Becoming Talent
"Programming is supposed to be about developing talent, building brands, creating opportunities and preparing the next person to take the next step. When the person responsible for doing those things becomes part of the talent lineup, the priorities inevitably become blurred."
ESPN Officially Extends NFL Insider Adam Schefter With Multi-Year Agreement
"ESPN NFL news has a way of cutting through everything else on the sports calendar, and Adam is a big reason our audience comes to ESPN first when it breaks."
David Roberts Reflects on Retirement, Diversity, and the Future of ESPN
"Working at ESPN, you’re working with arguably the best people in the industry. Because of that, a great deal of our goals were accomplished through collective effort and teamwork. It’s nice to sit back and reflect on the things we accomplished as a team together."
Linda Cohn Retiring From ESPN On June 30
"What I'm most proud of is that my career lasted long enough for me to see little girls grow up watching SportsCenter, enter this business, and succeed in it. If my journey helped make that path a little easier for them, then that's the achievement I’ll cherish most."
‘Inside the NBA’ Lost Some Spark Through No Fault of It’s Own on ESPN
"The biggest lesson from Inside the NBA's first season on ESPN isn't that the show suddenly became less talented, less entertaining, or less insightful. It's that audiences can't engage with a show they rarely see."
ESPN’s Burke Magnus: NFL Network Will Not “Investigate” the League, While ESPN Will Not Change Approach
"We're going to cover and report the NFL, it's called the NFL Network. But we're not going to investigate the NFL. We'll leave that to what we do on the ESPN platform."
Laura Rutledge Departs Role on SEC Network While Continuing at ESPN
"As Laura continues to expand her NFL assignments in ESPN’s Super Bowl year, we’re incredibly grateful for everything she has contributed to SEC Network and for the lasting impact she’s made."
If Netflix Wants Live Weekday Programming, Could Pat McAfee Leave ESPN?
"If Netflix's live arrangement with The Breakfast Club succeeds the way its podcast partnership has, the streaming giant will almost certainly pursue additional opportunities in the space."
ESPN Promotes Mike Foss to Replace David Roberts
As David Roberts begins to wind down his career, ESPN doesn't have to look far for his replacement. It has named Mike Foss as...