View Post Awards | CBS | SportsNewser CBS Sports’ James Brown to Receive National Association of Broadcasters’ Top Honor By A.J. Katz on Aug. 28, 2023 - 12:17 PM Previous winners of the NAB's Distinguished Service Award include Ryan Seacrest, Robin Roberts, Bob Schieffer, Pres. Ronald Reagan, Edward R. Murrow, Bob Hope, Walter Cronkite, Oprah Winfrey.
View Post SportsNewser ESPN Signs Play-by-Play Broadcaster Chris Fowler to New, Multi-Year Deal By Mark Mwachiro on Aug. 23, 2023 - 2:12 PM Fowler, in addition to his usual college football and tennis broadcasting duties, will call five NFL games this upcoming season.
View Post Revolving Door | SportsNewser ESPN Announces New Monday Night Countdown On-Air Team, Led by Scott Van Pelt By A.J. Katz on Aug. 21, 2023 - 9:57 AM Van Pelt replaces Suzy Kolber as Monday Night Countdown host, and will be joined on the pregame show by faces familiar to ESPN's football-viewing audience, analysts Ryan Clark and Marcus Spears.
View Post Revolving Door | SportsNewser Sage Steele Announces Her ESPN Exit After Lawsuit Settlement By Mark Mwachiro on Aug. 15, 2023 - 11:15 AM “Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely."
View Post Revolving Door | SportsNewser Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Doc Rivers, Lisa Salters Are ESPN’s New Lead NBA Broadcast Team By Mark Mwachiro on Aug. 14, 2023 - 4:29 PM Doris Burke and Doc Rivers join Mike Breen as the primary NBA on ESPN broadcast team, while Malika Andrews will host all of ESPN and ABC’s NBA live studio shows.
View Post CNN | SportsNewser Warner Bros. Discovery Will Soon Reveal Streaming Strategy for News and Sports By Mark Mwachiro on Aug. 3, 2023 - 12:45 PM WBD's ad sales chief added, "The advertisers are paying attention to CNN, knowing that the ratings are about to take off as they always do in election cycles.”
View Post SportsNewser Scott Van Pelt Is Frontrunnner to Host ESPN Monday Night Football Countdown By Mark Mwachiro on Jul. 19, 2023 - 3:03 PM Van Pelt is not the only one being considered for the job, as Laura Rutledge, the host of ESPN’s afternoon studio NFL Live is also in the running.
View Post Revolving Door | SportsNewser Suzy Kolber, Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose Among Those Laid Off By ESPN on Friday By Mark Mwachiro on Jul. 2, 2023 - 3:13 PM ESPN says the reason for the layoffs was to identify additional opportunities for cost savings and help them meet financial targets while ensuring future growth.
View Post CBS | SportsNewser Newly Retired NFL Star J.J. Watt Joins CBS Sports as Studio Analyst By Mark Mwachiro on Jun. 29, 2023 - 1:10 PM Watt will serve as a studio analyst and will make his first appearance on The NFL Today in Week 1 of the 2023 season
View Post Fox Biz | SportsNewser Fox Business’ Charles Payne Visits With the New York Jets By Mark Mwachiro on Jun. 6, 2023 - 10:07 AM Payne primarily spoke to the rookies, discussing how they can play a greater role in society and create generational wealth.