The ESPN Radio show hosted by Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams is heading for the chopping block. Plus: College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock is retiring; and MLB has set a game next season for an old Negro League stadium.
ESPN to cancel radio show hosted by Kellerman, Johnson, Williams
ESPN plans to cancel the daily morning radio show hosted by Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams, the New York Post reported Wednesday. It was not immediately clear when the show will go off the air. The future of Kellerman, whose daily ESPN TV show “This Just In” will likely be displaced by “The Pat McAfee Show” in the fall, is reportedly “in jeopardy” as ESPN prepares for an imminent round of talent layoffs.
Johnson and Williams were named hosts of ESPN’s morning radio show in 2019, initially working alongside Zubin Mehenti. Kellerman joined the following year. Previously, the timeslot was occupied by Mike Golic and Trey Wingo from 2017-19 and Golic and Mike Greenberg from 2000-17. (NYP 6.21)
CFP executive director Hancock to step down
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock is retiring at the end of his contract in 2025, it was announced Wednesday. Hancock has been executive director of the CFP since its inception and previously held the same role with the predecessor Bowl Championship Series from 2009-14. He began his run with the BCS in 2005 and previously served as director of the NCAA men’s Final Four from 1989-2002.
Though Hancock will not officially retire until 2025, he plans to relinquish his current role at the end of this season, after which he will assist in the transition of his replacement. (CFP 6.21)
MLB to play game at old Negro League stadium next season
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that the Giants and Cardinals will play a regular season game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., once home to the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, with the game set to air in primetime on FOX June 20 of next year. The game marks just the latest non-traditional Major League Baseball location, joining the two “Field of Dreams” games from Dyersville, Iowa, and the London Series that returns from a four-year hiatus this weekend.
Next year’s game would likely air directly opposite the NBA Draft on ABC and ESPN. (MLB.com 6.20)
