- Bob Knight: The former college basketball coach will have an expanded role on ESPN this season. Knight, who joined ESPN as a guest analyst just prior to last year’s NCAA Tournament, will work as a game analyst primarily on Thursday nights and will join the cast of College Gameday full time. Knight will also make weekly appearances on SportsCenter, and either Mike & Mike in the Morning or Tirico & Van Pelt.
- John King: The CNN political analyst was a guest on NBA TV Tuesday night, explaining to studio host Ahmad Rashad how to use the touch screen maps that have become a staple of CNN political coverage. King entered the studio via ‘hologram’, a technology CNN debuted on election night. NBA TV and CNN are both Turner properties.
- Kenny Mayne: A show about the SportsCenter anchor, Mayne Street, debuted on ESPN.com Tuesday. Described as a Curb Your Enthusiasm-esque fictionalization of Mayne’s life at ESPN, the first episode of the fifteen-episode series featured Mayne and Scott van Pelt on the set of SportsCenter.
Pasch adds NFL as part of exclusive ESPN role, leaves Cardinals
Longtime ESPN voice Dave Pasch is now joining the company exclusively, exiting his role as the voice of the...
