I actually discovered this last night while working trivia when they promoted it during the Ohio State/Virginia Tech game. Assuming no programming overruns, they'll now do a traditional SportsCenter at 11 ET, then the Van Pelt version at midnight?
This seems to be a total 180 for Bristol, who has always, ALWAYS positioned the SC brand over the hosts (even during the "Big Show" years). On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 9:51 AM Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Moi, back on Mary 12th: >> >> Leadah pee-arr >> <http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/05/scott-van-pelt-signs-extension-espn-will-take-midnight-et-sportscenter-solo-anchor/> >> (link): He signs a multiyear extension at ESPN, where later this summer >> he'll take over the 12mid/east hour of *SportsCenter*, where, per senior >> VP/*SC* and news Rob King, he'll "have the freedom to focus on the day’s >> most compelling storylines and offer his own imprint, in addition to the >> perspective of his assembled cast of characters.” No word on if current >> radio-network cohort Ryen Russillo will be one of 'em. His golf-tourney >> coverage is reportedly unaffected. >> > > Russillo soldiers on solo, for the non-radio-net followers... > > Brian Steinberg at *Variety* > <http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/espn-scott-van-pelt-sportscenter-late-night-1201586197/> > (link) thinks an SVP SC will be closer to the late-night mainstream than > most imagine... while he won't have a band, the usual theme music will be > tweaked by hip-hop icon Timbaland... and estranged Bristol fave Dan Patrick > will be his first guest... > > > B > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
