Dick Vitale is getting another year tacked onto his contract. In other news, Chauncey Billups may be looking to end his broadcasting career, and Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic are growing apart.
Vitale Information For Your Everyday Life
- For the third straight year, ESPN has added an additional year onto college basketball analyst Dick Vitale‘s contract, extending his tenure with the company through the 2019-20 season. The contract, which was set to expire after this past season when it was originally signed in 2014, will take Vitale up to his 41st year with ESPN. [ESPN PR 5.22]
Billups Interviewing For Hawks GM Gig
- ESPN NBA analyst Chauncey Billups will interview for the vacant Atlanta Hawks general manager position on Tuesday, ESPN.com reported Sunday. Billups, who recently signed a contract extension with ESPN, is in his third season with the network. [ESPN.com 5.21]
Mike and Mike Relationship Turning South
- The relationship between ESPN Mike and Mike in the Morning co-hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic has turned sour as the former prepares to leave for his own ESPN morning show, Sports Illustrated reported Monday. Citing sources within ESPN, the report said that Greenberg and Golic no longer talk off the air, thanks in part to how ESPN and Greenberg have handled his move — a very open secret — over the past several months. [SI.com 5.22]
