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ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
Here are the links:

Trent Dilfer...NFL
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footba...-1.2619936

Brad Nessler...College Football
https://www.seccountry.com/sec-news/repo...o-join-cbs
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
(05-02-2016 11:15 AM)Maize Wrote:  Here are the links:

Trent Dilfer...NFL
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footba...-1.2619936

Brad Nessler...College Football
https://www.seccountry.com/sec-news/repo...o-join-cbs

I think it's pretty obvious they are clearing out cap space so they can sign the ACC to a Network deal that will pay even more than the SEC and B1G are making. 07-coffee3
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
(05-02-2016 11:24 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:15 AM)Maize Wrote:  Here are the links:

Trent Dilfer...NFL
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footba...-1.2619936

Brad Nessler...College Football
https://www.seccountry.com/sec-news/repo...o-join-cbs

I think it's pretty obvious they are clearing out cap space so they can sign the ACC to a Network deal that will pay even more than the SEC and B1G are making. 07-coffee3

Or their long term financial position isn't very strong going forward....07-coffee3
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
(05-02-2016 11:24 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:15 AM)Maize Wrote:  Here are the links:

Trent Dilfer...NFL
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footba...-1.2619936

Brad Nessler...College Football
https://www.seccountry.com/sec-news/repo...o-join-cbs

I think it's pretty obvious they are clearing out cap space so they can sign the ACC to a Network deal that will pay even more than the SEC and B1G are making. 07-coffee3
I think that's the most logical conclusion.
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
Does ESPN make the announcers or do the announcers make ESPN. I think all networks make the announcers. Pretty much all networks could fire everybody and bring in new fresh faces for every show and the ratings wouldn't change much since its having access on TV that counts. Has anybody heard from keith olbermann lately, lose tv access and you don't mean much.
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
Nessler is a big loss.
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
(05-02-2016 11:40 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Nessler is a big loss.

Interesting...

Nessler to CBS For College Football/NFL
Dilfer to NFL Network
Tirico To NBC and will most likely eventually replace Al Michaels on Sunday Night Football
Bayless to FS1
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
Dilfer was a average player at best and not that good of a on-air personality. I am not worried about him leaving.

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On that argument about announcer vs. the network ...

ehh.... I'd go matchup first. Maybe the network has something to do with it but you won't not watch a game if you have the channel and like the matchup. However, a good announcer can make the game more enjoyable to watch...

ECU's Jeff Charles calls a great game.
I like the Hurricanes radio and tv guys...good insights, good commentary, and don't really blow sunshine when none is found.
The Panther's radio guys aren't too bad.
I don't get Hornets games on the radio but the tv personalities for FOXSS do a adequate job.

I've heard other on-air personalities.... if the announcer doesn't sound like he is into the game... your enjoyment can go down quite a bit.
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
(05-02-2016 11:24 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:15 AM)Maize Wrote:  Here are the links:

Trent Dilfer...NFL
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footba...-1.2619936

Brad Nessler...College Football
https://www.seccountry.com/sec-news/repo...o-join-cbs

I think it's pretty obvious they are clearing out cap space so they can sign the ACC to a Network deal that will pay even more than the SEC and B1G are making. 07-coffee3

I think that's pretty laughable! ESPN doesn't have to spend money to create the ACCN. They have 1 unused channel dedicated to the SECN and the LHN they can convert.

What ESPN will go after is Texas and Oklahoma in one of their two conferences and they will attempt to lure the Irish all in. Why? Because they don't need another conference, another network, or a new rights deal. All they need moving forward is branding, which is one reason they didn't bid big on the Big 10.

The economy and technology are changing the payout paradigm for college sports. Branding on branding to generate national appeal is the payday for the future. ESPN has access to 6 of the top 10 right now. With Oklahoma that would be 7. Get Texas into an ESPN exclusive contract and Notre Dame all in and access becomes rights to 7 of the top 10 revenue generators. But what's even better is that have access or rights to 8 of the next 10.

The Big 10 was selling investment in 14 programs only 6 of which are interesting to the nation as a whole. So they took a pass. The PAC is weak in branding. But the brands they have are leased by ESPN at 50% and FOX at 50% and the PACN doesn't pay out much because (a) they can't get enough carriage, and (b) they can't penetrate their own market because West coasters aren't wrapped up in college sports for their entertainment.

So ESPN doesn't have to do anything but concentrate on those three schools and maybe add a 1 tag a long to get them landed.

When they form an ACCN I would think the idea of packaging them across the combined footprints of the ACC & SEC would net the SEC more, and put the ACC within a range of revenue that keeps them from being vulnerable. They aren't going to pass the SEC in revenue because they don't have the metrics to merit it.

ESPN will do enough to secure its two prize conferences which still account for the best football, and arguably the best basketball (within the P5 as the Big East deserves its due) and will concentrate on creating schedules that maximize content value across all money sports by pitting the two against each other.

That's all they need to do to dominate the national market and by cutting the overhead for things that don't produce revenue (talking heads) they are well on their way to bringing this in on budget.
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
ESPN doesn't have much free capital to throw around right now. They overspent. They are going to have to cutback.....they have no other choice unless they want to go bankrupt. They are going to lose some big names from an employee side and also what they can broadcast for content.

Translation = they reached their peak and will have to level off.
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
What we are seeing is supple demand in a fair market place at work here. It is no longer going to be just ESPN/ABC in sports but now Fox, NBC and CBS as well. All the new guys will pay more to get their piece of the action. 07-coffee3
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
(05-02-2016 11:56 AM)JRsec Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:24 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:15 AM)Maize Wrote:  Here are the links:

Trent Dilfer...NFL
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footba...-1.2619936

Brad Nessler...College Football
https://www.seccountry.com/sec-news/repo...o-join-cbs

I think it's pretty obvious they are clearing out cap space so they can sign the ACC to a Network deal that will pay even more than the SEC and B1G are making. 07-coffee3

I think that's pretty laughable!

Um, you missed the deadpan humor? :) 07-coffee3
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
(05-02-2016 01:42 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:56 AM)JRsec Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:24 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 11:15 AM)Maize Wrote:  Here are the links:

Trent Dilfer...NFL
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/footba...-1.2619936

Brad Nessler...College Football
https://www.seccountry.com/sec-news/repo...o-join-cbs

I think it's pretty obvious they are clearing out cap space so they can sign the ACC to a Network deal that will pay even more than the SEC and B1G are making. 07-coffee3

I think that's pretty laughable!

Um, you missed the deadpan humor? :) 07-coffee3

My insider he goes by the name BIM (Big Independent Man) says that ESPN will be converting the SEC Network to the ACC network
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RE: ESPN losing more announcers...Nessler and Dilfer apparently
As a big investor in Disney, where is this network going? Can anyone give me some insights? I am glad they are cutting costs with some of these overpaid commentators. There isn't enough NFL and college content to support all these guys, but who will be replacing these guys? Nessler is a good play by play guy. Will ratings suffer if they can't get a viable replacement for the games he calls?

Musberger is also getting old. They need a solid play by play guy besides Fowler.

I think the NBA ratings will be solid this year, but I'm worried about them overpaying for college content, as well as the NFL personalities.
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In some of the cases, ESPN was just outbid (such as Bayless). But also ESPN simply has WAAAAAYYY too many announcers on payroll. I mean they literally have 31 guys on payroll now who are listed as NFL analysts who are not the game broadcasters. They have about 190 personalities on the network, and this is not including game announcers, sportscenter anchors, guys on shows like Mike and Mike or First take, etc. These guys make varying salaries ranging from probably $150k per year to $1MM per year. If you are a company trying to tighten the belt, to please your overlords, this is a great place to start.
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(05-02-2016 01:59 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  In some of the cases, ESPN was just outbid (such as Bayless). But also ESPN simply has WAAAAAYYY too many announcers on payroll. I mean they literally have 31 guys on payroll now who are listed as NFL analysts who are not the game broadcasters. They have about 190 personalities on the network, and this is not including game announcers, sportscenter anchors, guys on shows like Mike and Mike or First take, etc. These guys make varying salaries ranging from probably $150k per year to $1MM per year. If you are a company trying to tighten the belt, to please your overlords, this is a great place to start.

This jibes with what I've come to think. Any time there is a sports story of any kind, ESPN rolls out a panel of 8 "analysts" to give their take on it. I sometimes feel like I'm watching a live broadcast of Supreme Court deliberations or a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Does it really take 3 broadcasters, 3 ex-players, 2 former coaches, and 2 long-legged women to "analyze" Dwayne Wade tweeting something that might or might not have been critical of James Harden's shoe contract?
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(05-02-2016 11:40 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Nessler is a big loss.

Nessler did a lot of ACC basketball, too.
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(05-02-2016 12:08 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  What we are seeing is supple demand in a fair market place at work here. It is no longer going to be just ESPN/ABC in sports but now Fox, NBC and CBS as well. All the new guys will pay more to get their piece of the action. 07-coffee3

What we are seeing:

1) ESPN is reducing payroll and is not willing to pay some aging announcers more than what they deem them to be worth.

2)FOX, NBC, and CBS snapping them up because they have not bothered to develop their own talent. There is nobody for them to promote within, so they are forced to go outside.
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AAC to CBS. 05-stirthepot
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(05-02-2016 02:14 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  
(05-02-2016 01:59 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  In some of the cases, ESPN was just outbid (such as Bayless). But also ESPN simply has WAAAAAYYY too many announcers on payroll. I mean they literally have 31 guys on payroll now who are listed as NFL analysts who are not the game broadcasters. They have about 190 personalities on the network, and this is not including game announcers, sportscenter anchors, guys on shows like Mike and Mike or First take, etc. These guys make varying salaries ranging from probably $150k per year to $1MM per year. If you are a company trying to tighten the belt, to please your overlords, this is a great place to start.

This jibes with what I've come to think. Any time there is a sports story of any kind, ESPN rolls out a panel of 8 "analysts" to give their take on it. I sometimes feel like I'm watching a live broadcast of Supreme Court deliberations or a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Does it really take 3 broadcasters, 3 ex-players, 2 former coaches, and 2 long-legged women to "analyze" Dwayne Wade tweeting something that might or might not have been critical of James Harden's shoe contract?


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ESPN Personalities Wrote:Analysts
Eric Allen (2002–present): NFL Live
Charles Arbuckle: ESPNU College Football
Teddy Atlas (1998–present): Friday Night Fights
Stephen Bardo (2000–present): College Basketball on ESPN
Jon Barry (2006–present): NBA on ESPN
Mike Bellotti (2010–present): ESPN College Football
Paras Wagle (2007–present): ESPN College Football
Jay Bilas (1995–present): College GameDay (basketball) and College Basketball on ESPN
Todd Blackledge (2006–present): ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime
Aaron Boone (2010–present): Monday Night Baseball and Baseball Tonight
Aaron Boulding (2005–present): video game analysis
Tim Brewer (2007–present): NASCAR on ESPN
Chris Broussard (2004–present): NBA Fastbreak
Hubie Brown: NBA on ABC and NBA on ESPN
Doris Burke (1991–present): NBA on ESPN and College Basketball on ESPN
John Clayton (1995–present): Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Live
Lee Corso (1987–present): College GameDay (football)
Roger Cossack (2003–present): legal analysis
Ed Cunningham: College Football on ABC and ESPN College Football
Trent Dilfer (2008–present): NFL Live
Mike Ditka (2004–present): Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown
Hugh Douglas (2011–present): NFL Live
Herm Edwards: NFL Live and ESPNU College Football
Ray Evernham: NASCAR on ESPN
Fran Fraschilla (2004–present): College Basketball on ESPN
Rod Gilmore: ESPN2 College Football Friday Primetime
Doug Glanville: Baseball Tonight
Mike Golic (1995–present): Mike and Mike in the Morning
Hank Goldberg (1992–present): horse racing
Scott Goodyear (2001–present): IndyCar Series
Brian Griese: College Football on ABC and ESPN College Football
Tim Hasselbeck (2008–present): NFL Live
Kirk Herbstreit (1995–present): College GameDay (football) and Saturday Night Football
Merril Hoge (1996–present): NFL Live and NFL Matchup
Lou Holtz (2005–present): ESPN College Football
Desmond Howard (2005–present): College GameDay (football)
Brock Huard: ESPN College Football
Tom Jackson (1987–present): Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Primetime and Monday Night Countdown
Dale Jarrett (2008–present): NASCAR on ESPN
Ron Jaworski (1990–present): Monday Night Football and NFL Matchup
Keyshawn Johnson (2007–present): Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown
Andy Katz (2000–present): College Basketball on ESPN
Quint Kessenich (2005–present): lacrosse
Mel Kiper, Jr. (1984–present): NFL Draft and scouting
Bob Knight (2008–present): College Basketball on ESPN
John Kruk (2004–present): Baseball Tonight
Tim Kurkjian (1998–present): Baseball Tonight
Tim Legler (2000–present): NBA on ESPN, NBA Shootaround and NBA Fastbreak
Ray Lewis (2014-present): Sunday NFL Countdown' and Monday Night Countdown
Jamal Mashburn: NBA on ESPN
Trevor Matich: ESPN College Football
Mark May: ESPN College Football
Lon McEachern (1994–present): poker
Patrick McEnroe (1995–present): tennis
Steve McManaman (2010–present): soccer
Todd McShay: ESPN College Football and NFL Draft scouting
Barry Melrose (1995-2008, 2009–present): NHL analysis on SportsCenter
Matt Millen (2009–2015): College Football on ABC and Monday Night Countdown
Chris Mortensen: Sports journalist who appears on Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown
David Norrie: College Football on ABC and ESPN College Football
Andy North (2004–present): golf
Buster Olney (2003–present): Baseball Tonight
Jesse Palmer: College Football on ABC and ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
J.C. Pearson: ESPN College Football
Digger Phelps (1993–present): College Gameday and College GameNight
David Pollack: ESPNU College Football
Derek Rae (1994–present): Champions League coverage
Jalen Rose (2007–present): NBA on ESPN
Adam Schefter 2009–present: NFL programming
Mark Schlereth (2002–present): NFL Live
Chris Singleton: Baseball Tonight and Monday Night Baseball
Michael Smith (2003–present): Around the Horn, NFL Live, and E:60
Robert Smith: ESPN College Football
Chris Spielman: ESPN College Football
Matt Stinchcomb: ESPNU College Football
Bob Valvano: ESPN College Basketball
Jeff Van Gundy: NBA on ESPN
Fernando Viña: Baseball Tonight
Dick Vitale (1982–present): ESPN College Basketball
Jay Walker: ESPNU College Football
Andre Ware: ESPN College Football
Jay Williams: ESPN College Basketball
Damien Woody: (2011–present): NFL Live


Anchors
John Anderson: 1999–present (SportsCenter)
Chris Berman: 1979–present (SportsCenter, MLB coverage, Sunday NFL Countdown, and NFL Primetime)
Nicole Briscoe: 2008–present (SportsCenter and ESPNews NASCAR reporter and NASCAR Now host)
John Buccigross: 1996–present (Baseball Tonight, ESPNews, NHL2Night and SportsCenter)
Jonathan Coachman: 2008–present (ESPNews and SportsCenter)
Linda Cohn: 1992–present (SportsCenter and X Center)
Kevin Connors: 2008–present (ESPNews, College Football Live and NFL Live)
Jay Crawford: 2003–present (co-host of Cold Pizza/ESPN First Take and 1st & 10)
Lindsay Czarniak: 2011–present (SportsCenter)
Rece Davis: 1994–present (SportsCenter, College Football Live, College Gamenight and College Gameday)
Neil Everett: 2000–present (SportsCenter)
Robert Flores: 2005–present (SportsCenter, ESPNews)
Chris Fowler: 1986–present (College Gameday and tennis coverage)
Mike Greenberg: 1996–present (SportsCenter and Mike & Mike in the Morning)
Jay Harris: 2003–present (ESPNews and SportsCenter)
Darren M. Haynes: 2014–present (SportsCenter)
Mark Jones: 1990–present (college basketball, women's basketball and football coverage)
Steve Levy: 1993–present (SportsCenter)
Bob Ley: 1979–present (Outside the Lines and SportsCenter)
Kenny Mayne: 1994–present (Sunday NFL Countdown, SportsCenter, and horse racing coverage)
Chris McKendry: 1996–present (SportsCenter and ESPNews)
Karl Ravech: 1993–present (Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter)
Tony Reali: 2000–present (Pardon the Interruption and host of Around the Horn)
John Saunders: 1986–present (host of The Sports Reporters; former host of NBA Shootaround)
Dan Shulman: 1995–present (MLB, NBA and college basketball play-by-play announcer)
Jaymee Sire: 2013–present (SportsCenter and ESPNews)
Prim Siripipat: 2011–present
Sage Steele: 2007–present (SportsCenter and ESPN First Take)
Hannah Storm: 2008–present (NBA Countdown, SportsCenter)
Adnan Virk: 2010–present
Steve Weissman: 2010–present (SportsCenter and ESPNews)

Commentators
J.A. Adande: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Jim Armstrong: 2004–present (Around the Horn)
Michelle Beadle: 2009-2012 and 2014-present (co-host of SportsNation)
Kevin Blackistone: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Bomani Jones: 2014-present (co-host of Highly Questionable)
Norman Chad: 2003–present (World Series of Poker)
Tim Cowlishaw: 2002–present (Around the Horn and NASCAR Now)
Israel Gutierrez: 2008–present (Around the Horn and First Take)
Max Kellerman: (co-host of SportsNation)
Tony Kornheiser: 1997–present (co-host of Pardon the Interruption, and formerly Monday Night Football)
Jackie MacMullan: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Woody Paige: 2003–present (Around the Horn, Cold Pizza and 1st and 10)
Bill Plaschke: 2003–present (Around the Horn)
Bob Ryan: 1993–present (The Sports Reporters and Around the Horn)
Stephen A. Smith: 2003–present (ESPN First Take), (NBA Shootaround and formerly (Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith)
Michael Wilbon: 2001–present (co-host of Pardon the Interruption, and ESPN on ABC's NBA Countdown)
Marcellus Wiley: 2007–present (co-host of SportsNation)

Play-by-play

Allen Bestwick: (2007–2014) NASCAR coverage (2014–present) College Football coverage/IndyCar Series coverage
Mike Breen: 2003–present (NBA coverage)
Ian Darke: 2010–present (English Premier League, Major League Soccer, and World Cup soccer coverage)
Terry Gannon: 1991–present (college basketball and football coverage)
Brent Musburger: 1990–present (college basketball and football, and NASCAR coverage; and formerly NBA coverage)
Brad Nessler: 1992–present (college football and basketball coverage)
Dave O'Brien: 2000–present (Major League Soccer, World Cup soccer, college basketball, football and MLB coverage)
Paul Page: 1988–present (NHRA coverage)
Mike Patrick: 1982–present (college basketball, baseball, and football coverage)
Randy Pedersen: 2001-present (PBA Tour)
Joe Tessitore: 2003–present (boxing, Friday college football, and horse racing coverage)
Martin Tyler: 2010–present (World Cup soccer coverage)
Bob Wischusen: 2006–present (college football, college basketball, secondary host of NFL Live)

Reporters
Bonnie Bernstein: 1995–1998, 2006–present (SportsCenter correspondent, Wednesday Night Baseball, College Football, NFL, substitute host for NFL Live and Jim Rome is Burning, co-host The Michael Kay Show on 1050 ESPN Radio, New York)
Georgie Bingham 2007–present (co-host of SportsCenter for ESPN non-domestic market and Soccernet SportsCenter)
Chris Connelly: 2001–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Tina Dixon: 2006–present (college football coverage)
Danny Dyer: 2007–2009(SportsCenter correspondent)
Jeannine Edwards: 1995–present (primary horse racing reporter)
Gary Gerould 1980–present (NHRA coverage)
Pedro Gomez: 2003–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Bob Holtzman: 2000–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Suzy Kolber: 1993–1996 and 1999–present (Monday Night Football and SportsCenter)
Mike Massaro: 2004–present (NASCAR coverage and NASCAR Now host)
Wendi Nix: 2006–present (SportsCenter reporter, college football coverage)
Sal Paolantonio: 1995–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Jerry Punch: 1984–present (NASCAR and college football coverage)
Tom Rinaldi: 2003–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Holly Rowe: 1998–present (college football sideline reporter, women's college basketball play-by-play)
Lisa Salters: 2000–present (SportsCenter reporter, Monday Night Football sideline reporter)
Jeremy Schaap: 1996–present (Outside the Lines host; SportsCenter and E:60 reporter)
Shelley Smith: 1997–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Tommy Smyth: 1993–present (Champions League and Major League Soccer coverage)
Shannon Spake: 2007–present (NASCAR beat reporter and college basketball sideline reporter)
Chris Spielman: 2001–present (college football coverage)
Jayson Stark: 1999–present (Baseball Tonight)
Michele Steele: 2011–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Marc Stein: 2002–present (NBA Fastbreak)
Rick Sutcliffe: 2002–present (MLB coverage)
Gary Thorne: 1992–present (play-by-play announcer for various events)
Mike Tirico: 1991–present (college football, golf coverage and Monday Night Football)
Scott Van Pelt: 2001–present (SportsCenter and golf coverage)
Stan Verrett: 2000–present (SportsCenter)
Pam Ward: 1996–present (college football and women's basketball coverage)
Ed Werder: 1998–present (SportsCenter reporter)
Michael Wilbon: 2001–present (co-host of Pardon the Interruption))
Trey Wingo: 1997–present (SportsCenter and NFL Live)
Gene Wojciechowski: 1992–present (ESPN.COM)
Darren Woodson: 2005–present (NFL Live)
Eric Wynalda: 2003–present (MLS and World Cup)

It may be inclusive than I originally thought, but it is STILL a lot of people. And this is none of the behind the scenes people, of which they probably have 100 or so producers, tech people, etc.
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