- Charles Barkley: The TNT NBA analyst will be a guest in the booth for Sunday’s Rockies/Phillies game on TBS. The game also marks the TBS play-by-play debut of Ernie Johnson. (Turner Sports)
- Carl Edwards: The NASCAR driver will be a guest on SportsCenter after each of the 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup races on the network this year, “offering an active driver?s perspective of the event.” Edwards, in a press release: “I think it will add a different dimension to the coverage, and I?m glad ESPN is giving me the opportunity to do this.” (speedwaymedia.com)
- David Amber: The ESPN broadcaster is leaving the network to become the lead anchor on Raptors NBA TV in Canada. Amber replaces recent ESPNews hire Adnan Virk. (thestar.com, via Fang’s Bites)
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