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Jason Benetti is a man of many talents. And he got to unveil one of those talents during a rain delay between the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Benetti has quickly established himself as one of the top play-by-play callers in all of sports. He was recently named the lead voice for…
Five-star recruit Tyran Stokes did not shy away from revealing his biggest basketball ick. During an interview with SportsCenter, he revealed that he does not appreciate players who indulge in trash-talking but cannot back it up with their performance. “Biggest basketball ick? When someone, like, talks trash and are not good, and they don’t really do […]
Longtime ESPN anchor and announcer John Buccigross will be sticking around with the Worldwide Leader in Sports for years to come. Buccigross has signed a multi-year extension with ESPN, as first reported by hockey insider Frank Seravalli on Saturday. Awful Announcing has confirmed the news, and an announcement is expected for early next week. Update:…
Rich Eisen is going back to Bristol, and this time he means it literally. ESPN announced Thursday that Eisen will host SportsCenter at midnight ET Sunday into Monday, April 13, from ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. It will mark his first time back at the network’s main campus in more than 20 years. “I’m fired…
ESPN’s latest hire is being tipped to become a huge fan favorite. Former New York Giants beat reporter Madelyn Burke, 38, has signed up to become an anchor on SportsCenter….
Burke draws attention after Halloween post resurfaces.
Madelyn Burke was a production assistant for ESPN at Super Bowl 42 in Arizona — the David Tyree helmet catch game — and Super Bowl 43 in Tampa, cutting her teeth as a young PA trying to get a foothold in the industry. Nearly 20 years later, she’s joining the network as a SportsCenter anchor. Read more... The post Ex-Giants host Madelyn Burke joins ESPN as ‘SportsCenter’ anchor appeared first on Awful Announcing.
The multi-platform host — who spent the last decade covering the Giants, most recently with MSG Network and Giants.com — will begin work in April at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT.
