SportsCenter‘s Lindsay Czarniak is rising up the ladder at ESPN. In other news, the Dodgers’ Vin Scully plans to call fewer road games next year, and actor Don Cheadle will be part of the intro for Thursday Night Football.
Czarniak Gets Expanded Profile on ESPN/ABC
- ESPN SportsCenter anchor Lindsay Czarniak will work the sidelines for Monday’s Chargers/Cardinals NFL game, the second half of the network’s season-opening doubleheader. Czarniak will have a regular role on ESPN NFL coverage this season, reporting from the site of a game each week for Sunday NFL Countdown. In addition to the new NFL assignments, ESPN is expected to announce a contract extension with Czarniak that will include a role on ABC’s Good Morning America. (SI.com, The Big Lead)
Dodgers’ Scully to Cut Back on Road Games
- Dodgers play-by-play voice Vin Scully plans to call fewer road games next season, he told The Los Angeles Times. Scully, who currently calls the Dodgers’ road games in California and Arizona, expressed the desire to hold off on such games until later in the season. (LA Times via Awful Announcing)
Cheadle to Narrate Thursday Night Football Intro
- CBS and NFL Network have hired actor Don Cheadle to provide the narration for the networks’ Thursday Night Football introduction. Cheadle is currently starring on a series on CBS sibling Showtime. (CBS via Fang’s Bites)
