Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Jamie Moyer joining ESPN, Ian Darke working double-duty this Saturday, and Josh Elliott officially being named the newsreader for Good Morning America.
- Jamie Moyer: The Major League Baseball pitcher, out for the 2011 season due to Tommy John surgery, has joined ESPN an analyst for Baseball Tonight. Moyer, who will make his debut on Thursday’s Opening Day coverage, says he still hopes to “get back on the diamond in the future.? (ESPN Media Zone)
- Ian Darke: The ESPN soccer play-by-play voice is scheduled to call two matches this Saturday. First, Darke will call the Manchester United/West Ham EPL match on ESPN2. Later in the day, he will work the Team USA women’s national team match against England, also on ESPN2. (ESPN Media Zone)
- Josh Elliott: The ESPN SportsCenter anchor has officially been named the newsreader for ABC’s Good Morning America, replacing the departing Juju Chang. In an e-mail to staff, ABC News president Ben Sherwood said Elliott will join the show in the “coming weeks,” though a specific date was not given. (abcnews.go.com)
