ESPN to Debut Live, Extended SportsCenter Block

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ESPN beginning Aug. 11 will premiere a new live nine-hour block of SportsCenter, its flagship news, highlights and information program, which will be televised from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The morning portions will be hosted by Hannah Storm, who is joining the sports network, after serving as one of the co-hosts on The Early Show on CBS from 2002 until last year. The announcements were made in conjunction with ESPN’s upfront presentation today (May 13).

The total nine-hour block will feature three teams of two main show anchors, an update anchor and production personnel split into three-hour shifts.

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