Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Shannon Sharpe ending his brief leave of absence, Beth Mowins calling college football for ABC and Ian Darke reportedly joining ESPN.
- Shannon Sharpe: The CBS NFL analyst will be back on the air this Sunday after a brief leave of absence. Sharpe had announced earlier this week that he would temporarily leave his post on The NFL Today to take care of a since dismissed legal matter. (New York Times)
- Beth Mowins: The ESPN college football play-by-play voice will call Saturday’s regional Alabama/Duke game on ABC, her first assignment for the network. Mowins will work alongside Ray Bentley and sideline reporter Jenn Brown. (ESPN)
- Ian Darke: The soccer broadcaster has reportedly “received a three-year contract” to join ESPN as the voice of Premier League coverage on the ESPN family of networks. Darke called several 2010 World Cup matches for ESPN earlier this summer. (dailymail.co.uk, via EPL Talk, via Sports Business Daily)
