Tag: SportsCenter

“Being given the opportunity to, once again, play a role in what is the gold standard for sports news and highlights is truly an honor, and I’m ecstatic to join this incredibly talented team.”

Stephen Nelson divulged the news in a post on X, also sharing that he had anchored his last version of the show from Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

"“Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined turning 70 and still being here."

"Podcasts are a very intimate thing. It's an intimate one-to-one relationship with the listener. It makes sense to lean so heavily on the talent when you're marketing and presenting it.:

"Nice to see your name and then you go to New York and then you lose."

"It's almost been four years, almost. When I left, at first I just like, What the f**k did I just do?”

"We are really unique in that our audiences are young, they’re consuming on different platforms and the investment from a company like ESPN, which has been around for 20 years investing in this space, is paying those dividends now."

"The Los Angeles Production Center will continue to host ESPN’s NBA studio productions and provide office space to additional L.A.-based employees."

"ESPN will deliver a total of 13 NFL Draft-related programs and 10 First Draft podcast episodes over the next month, all leading up to draft night in Green Bay on April 24"

"The movement throughout the industry seems to be that it doesn't matter who the anchors are.”