Turner Sports’ Craig Sager will be honored at the ESPY Awards. In other news, David Feherty will be part of NBC Sports Olympic coverage, and ESPN has hired the mother of an NFL draft pick.
Sager to Be Honored at ESPYs
- Turner Sports broadcaster Craig Sager will be honored with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at this summer’s ESPY Awards, ESPN announced Tuesday. Sager, who has remained on air throughout the NBA Playoffs while battling a second resurgence of leukemia, is the first person from a competing media organization to be honored with any award at the event. (ESPN Media Zone)
Feherty to Work Olympics
- NBC Sports has added David Feherty to its Summer Olympics roster both as a golf analyst and general contributor. In the latter role, he will make appearances on NBC’s primetime coverage — including the Opening Ceremony — delivering presumably colorful commentary. In the former, he will serve as an analyst and reporter on Golf Channel’s coverage of the men’s golf tournament and a studio analyst for both the men’s and women’s competitions. (NBC Sports Group Press Box)
ESPN Hires Mother of Draft Pick
- ESPN has hired Annie Apple, mother of New York Giants draft pick Eli, as a contributor to Sunday NFL Countdown. Apple, who was a guest on multiple ESPN shows during a recent visit to ESPN’s Bristol headquarters, will provide features such as player profiles. (ESPN Media Zone)
