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Encyclopedia > ESPY Awards
The 10th Anniversary ESPY Award.
The 10th Anniversary ESPY Award.

The ESPY Awards is an annual televised event created by American broadcaster ESPN and were first awarded in 1993. "ESPY" is an acronym, meaning "Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly." Image File history File linksMetadata Espyaward. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Espyaward. ... ESPN (which formerly stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... See also: 1992 in sports, other events of 1993, 1994 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics February 11 - Irina Privalova sets a new womens 60m indoors world record August 13 - August 22 - World Championships held in Stuttgart Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won...


Similar in format to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards, the ESPY Awards recognize outstanding individual and team achievements and memorable performances in the world of sports during the previous year. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to the event goes to the V Foundation for Cancer Research, a charity founded by Jim Valvano to find a cure for cancer. Valvano was the head coach of the North Carolina State University Wolfpack, who upset the heavily favored University of Houston Cougars in the in NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship game. In 1992, Valvano, who had become a broadcaster after leaving North Carolina State, was diagnosed with a form of cancer called Metastatic Adenocarcinoma and was told he had a year to live. He fought the disease bravely and continued working as long as he could. During the first ESPY Awards telecast on March 3, 1993, "Jimmy V", as he was affectionately known, announced the formation of the V Foundation. He died on April 28, 1993. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... James Thomas Anthony Valvano (March 10, 1946 - April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball coach. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... The University of Houston, formerly University of Houston–University Park, is a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting university[1] located in Houston, Texas. ... The 1983 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... See also: 1991 in sports, other events of 1992, 1993 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Davey Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Alan Kulwicki CART Racing - season championship won by Bobby Rahal Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... This is a list of television-related events in 1993. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ...


From their inception until 2004, winners were chosen by fans, experts, or ESPN personalities in each particular category. However, beginning with the 2005 ceremonies, fans popularly voted for all the winners via the Internet. Categories include Best Male Athlete, Best Female Athlete, Best Coach/Manager, Team of the Year, Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, Best Sports Movie, Best Moment, and Comeback Athlete of the Year. // On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. ... // Athletics Mens 100 metres - Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9. ...


Additionally, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award is presented to a single sports figure who overcame adversity or contributed to humanity in a way that transcended sports. Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) Country: United States Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 73 kg (160 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1966 Retired: 1980 Highest singles ranking: 1 (1968 and 1975) Singles titles: 34 Career prize money: $2,584,909 Grand Slam Record Titles: 3 Australian Open W...


The show aired in either February or March every year from 1993 to 2001. Since 2002, it has been held in July and the show is no longer broadcast live; it is taped on a Wednesday and shown on a Sunday night.


The ceremony, now held annually at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, is expected to move to a new theater across the street from Staples Center that is currently under construction, no later than 2008. The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California at the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District. ...


The current sponsors are GMC and Under Armour. Sponsors in the 12 step tradition help the addict to recover by bringing a personal experience of recovery on a one to one basis. ... The initialism GMC can mean either: GMC, a division of General Motors formerly named GMC Truck Game Maker Community, a game making utility forum. ... Under Armour NYSE: UA is a brand of clothing headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland designed for use in sports. ...

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Memorable moments

Since Valvano's stirring speech at the first ESPY ceremony, these moments have also occurred:

First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Biggest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Biggest defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... Jacob Benjamin Jake Gyllenhaal[2] (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning American actor. ... Brokeback Mountain is an acclaimed Academy Award-winning 2005 film that depicts the complex emotional, sexual, and romantic relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967 [1]) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated American comedian, impressionist and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Neil Alden Armstrong born August 5, 1930 (age 76) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and Naval Aviator, and was the first human to set foot on the Moon. ... City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Team colors Black and Gold Head Coach Mike Tomlin Owner Dan Rooney General manager Kevin Colbert League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1993–present) Eastern Division (1933–1943; 1945–1949) Western Division (1944) American Conference (1950–1952) Eastern Conference (1953–1969) Century Division (1967–1969) American Football... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... Ben Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982, in Findlay, Ohio[1]), is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He led his team to a victory against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL in just his second year in the league and is the youngest quarterback... Motorcyclists take a break from the road For the trance music group, see Motorcycle (artist). ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... Look up disability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Triathlon is an ancient Greek word that refers to an athletic event made up of three contests. ... Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. ... This biography does not cite its references or sources. ... Denzel Jermaine Washington, Jr. ...

Hosts

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969 in Williamstown, Massachusetts) is a Canadian-American Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor who is best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the American television sitcom Friends, a part he played for 10 years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, Grammy-nominated R&B singer, pianist, and comedian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, Grammy-nominated R&B singer, pianist, and comedian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jimmy Smits as President Matt Santos on The West Wing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Norm MacDonald (born October 17, 1963 in Quebec City) is an actor and comedian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Comedian Jeff Foxworthy accepts a new jacket from 3rd Infantry Division Commander Army Maj. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Tony Danza In the 1980s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952 in Affton, Missouri) is a Golden Globe award winner and Emmy award nominated American actor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American comedian, political commentator, and television personality. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American comedian, political commentator, and television personality. ...

Winners

Best Female Athlete

Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...   (born October 9, 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...   (born October 9, 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Diana Lurena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982 in Chino, California) is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California, United States) is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete of Belizean and African American descent. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mia Hamm-Garciaparra (born Mariel Margret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer (association football) player and has been selected for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977 in Astoria, New York) is a basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Mia Hamm-Garciaparra (born Mariel Margret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer (association football) player and has been selected for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Amy Van Dyken (born February 15, 1973 in Englewood, Colorado) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image:Rebeccalobo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Bonnie Kathleen Blair (born March 18, 1964 in Cornwall, New York) is a retired American speedskater. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Julie Krone (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a Hungarian-American [2] professional tennis player. ...

Best Male Athlete

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 (age 31) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 (age 31) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 (age 31) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Ken Griffey, Jr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 (age 31) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 167) is a retired American sprinter who holds world records in the 200 m (19. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... There are two notable people named Cal Ripken. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), is a former quarterback for the National Football Leagues San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Express of the short-lived United States Football League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a Major League left fielder for the San Francisco Giants. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ...

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ESPN Executives: George Bodenheimer (President, ESPN Inc.) | Sean Bratches | Christine Driessen | Edwin Durso | Chuck Pagano | John Skipper | Norby Williamson | Russell Wolff ESPN (which formerly stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN (which formerly stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

ESPN Family of Networks: ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPN on ABC | ESPNEWS | ESPN Classic | ESPNU | ESPN Deportes | ESPNHD | ESPN2HD | ESPN Now | ESPN Plus | ESPN PPV | ESPN360 | ESPN Radio | ESPN Deportes Radio ESPN (which formerly stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN (which formerly stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Nicknamed the deuce, ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing. ... ESPN on ABC logo, September 2006-Present ESPN on ABC screenshot, HD version. ... ESPNEWS (word origin: grammatical blend of ESPN and news), launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel produced by the sports network ESPN. It airs news, highlights, press conferences, and commentary by analysts all in relation to sports. ... ESPN Classic features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. ... ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. The network was launched on March 4, 2005 from the Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. ... ESPN Deportes is an cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN HD, launched March 30th, 2003 is a high-definitionsimulcast of the cable television network ESPN, both owned by Disney that broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A network started by ESPN, ESPN Now posts around-the-clock listings of television events on the ESPN Family of Networks, as well as up-to-date news. ... ESPN Plus is the popular name of ESPN Regional Television, which is an American televsion program syndicator. ... ESPN (formerly an initialism for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN360 is a video content player that can be found at ESPN360. ... ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network based in the United States. ... ESPN Deportes Radio is a Spanish-language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football, baseball and boxing. ...

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Key Programs: Around the Horn | Baseball Tonight | Cold Pizza | College GameDay (football) | ESPN College Football Primetime | Friday Night Fights | Jim Rome Is Burning | Mike and Mike in the Morning | Monday Night Countdown | Monday Night Football | NBA Friday | NASCAR Countdown | NBA Shootaround | Outside the Lines |Pardon the Interruption | Saturday Primetime | College GameDay (basketball) | SportsCenter | Sunday NFL Countdown | Sunday Night Baseball -List of programs broadcast by ESPN Around the Horn (sometimes abbreviated ATH) is a daily, half-hour sports talk program on ESPN filmed in Washington, D.C. It airs at 5:00 pm ET, in a sports talk hour with Pardon the Interruption, with the hour repeated at 6:00 p. ... Baseball Tonight is a Sports Emmy Awards winning program that airs on ESPN, and is the only nightly highlight show devoted to Major League Baseball. ... Cold Pizza is a television morning sports talk show that airs weekday mornings on ESPN2 and is also the networks flagship program. ... College GameDay is an ESPN show covering college football. ... ESPN College Football Primetime is a live game presentation of Division 1-A college football on ESPN. In the past the primary sponsors have been Polaroid and AT&T, but currently there is no main sponsor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jim Rome is Burning (originally titled Rome is Burning) is a sports conversation and opinion show hosted by Jim Rome. ... Mike and Mike in the Morning is a sports talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg (aka Greeny) and broadcast on ESPN Radio. ... Monday Night Countdown is the official pregame show for Monday Night Football and is aired on ESPN and ESPN HD. The show follows SportsCenter and leads up to the kickoff with ninety minutes of comprehensive analysis, interviews, highlights, up-to-the-minute NFL news and live reports from the site... Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. ... NBA Friday appears every Friday with live coverage of the biggest games in primetime sense the 2002 season, during the National Basketball Association regular season on ESPN and is avalible in high definition on ESPN HD. It begins in early November and appear just about every week untill the conclusion... NASCAR Countdown is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series prerace show set to debut on July 29, 2007. ... NBA Shootaround is a National Basketball Association pregame show for ESPNs coverage of the NBA. Typically, the program airs at 7:30 p. ... Outside the Lines began in 1990 as a monthly progam that examined a critical issue in American sports. ... Pardon the Interruption (also known as PTI) is a sports television show on ESPN filmed in Washington, D.C., and airing on various ESPN TV channels, XM and Sirius satellite radio services, and is also distributed as a podcast. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... College GameDay is an ESPN program that covers college basketball and is a spin-off of the successful college football version. ... This article is about the American ESPN show. ... Sunday NFL Countdown logo Sunday NFL Countdown is a pregame show of all the NFL action for that week. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...

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Christopher (Boomer) James Berman (born May 10, 1955, in Greenwich, Connecticut) is a sportscaster, who anchors SportsCenter, Monday Night Countdown, Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, U.S. Open golf, and other programming on ESPN. He joined ESPN a month after its founding and has been with the network since. ... Bonnie Bernstein Bonnie Bernstein (born August 16, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television sports reporter and anchor. ... Mike Breen is a play-by-play commentator for the NBA on ABC. He also works NBA games for ESPN, and was formerly a play-by-play announcers for New York Giants preseason games, as well as for regular season NFL games on both FOX and NBC. Breen, a 1983... Hubert Jude Hubie Brown (born September 25, 1933 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania) is a former basketball coach and television analyst. ... Linda Cohn (born November 10, 1959) is an accomplished Jewish sportscaster who appears on ESPNs SportsCenter as an anchor. ... Chris Connelly is an American sports and entertainment reporter. ... Lee Corso (born 1936) is an American sports broadcaster and football analyst. ... Jay Crawford (Born 1965) is the co-host of ESPN2s morning TV show Cold Pizza. ... Rece Davis (born December 14, 1965 as Laurece Davis in Muscle Shoals, Alabama), has been a journalist for ESPN since 1995. ... Chris Fowler is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on College GameDay for college football. ... Ron Franklin Ron Franklin (born Feb. ... Peter Gammons gives his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech for excellence in sportswriting on July 31, 2005. ... Mike Greenberg (born August 6, 1967 in New York) is an American television anchor and radio host for ESPN. At ESPN, he hosts the weekday evening SportsCenter and ESPN Radios Mike and Mike in the Morning show with Mike Golic. ... Michael Mike Golic (born December 12, 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio), is co-host of ESPN Radios Mike and Mike in the Morning. ... Jay Harris is a native of Norfolk, Virginia and an ESPNEWS and SportsCenter anchor for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2003 and is normally seen on the 6pm ET SportsCenter. ... Kirk Herbstreit (born August 19, 1969, is from Centerville, Ohio). ... Fred Hickman is an anchor for ESPN. In 1977, Hickman began his broadcasting career as a news anchor at KLWW-AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ... Tom Jackson is also a Canadian film and television actor and singer. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Brian Kenny (born October 18, 1963), is currently a journalist for the ESPN since 1996. ... Suzy Kolber (born May 14, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a football sideline reporter, co-producer, and anchor for ESPN and ABC Sports. ... Anthony Irwin Kornheiser (born July 13, 1948) is an American sportswriter and radio and television talk show host. ... Bob Ley (born March 16, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey) is a sportscaster for the ESPN cable-TV network. ... Steve Levy (born March 12, 1965), is currently a journalist for ESPN. Before working for ESPN, he worked in New York for WFAN. At ESPN, he usually works on SportsCenter, and he covered NHL regular season and playoff games before the network lost the rights to televise the leagues... Kenny Mayne (born September 1, 1959) is a sports journalist for ESPN. A native of Kent, Washington, Mayne was an honorable mention junior college All-American quarterback in 1978 at Wenatchee Valley Community College in Wenatchee, WA. Kenny graduated from UNLV in 1982, with a degree in Broadcasting, where he... Sean McDonough (born May 13, 1962) is an American television sportscaster. ... Jon Miller (born October 11, 1977 in San Francisco, California) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. ... Joseph Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, considered by many to be among the greatest to have played the position. ... Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939 in Portland, Oregon) is an American sportscaster for ABC. // Educated at Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism, Musburger began his career as a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago American newspaper. ... Brad Nessler, during one of ABCs broadcasts. ... Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), better known as Dan saint Patrick day, is an American sportscaster from Mason, Ohio. ... Mike Patrick is an American sportscaster. ... Karl Ravech (born January 19, 1965), is an American journalist for ESPN since 1993. ... Anthony Joseph Paul (Tony) Reali (born July 4, 1978 in Staten Island, New York) is the current host of Around the Horn on ESPN. He is also the stat boy on Pardon the Interruption. ... James Jim Rome (born October 14, 1964 in Tarzana, California) is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, the subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications. ... John Saunders, is currently a journalist for ESPN and ABC. Before working for ESPN, he worked in Baltimore for WMAR and for City-TV in Toronto. ... Stuart Scott (born July 19, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sportscaster for ESPN, most visibly as an anchor on SportsCenter. ... Dan Shulman (born 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born sportscaster with ESPN, serving as the networks voice for baseball games on television and radio. ... Michelle Tafoya doing her job for the cameras. ... Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann. ... Mike Tirico is the lead broadcaster for ESPNs presentation of Monday Night Football. ... Richard J. Dick Vitale, also known as Dickie V,Dukie V and Mr. ... Michael R. Wilbon (born November 19, 1958) is an American sportswriter and columnist. ... Past and present television personalities on the ESPN network. ...


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