ANCHORS SET FOR 'SPORTSCENTER'.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth A tweak ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network decided was best to do while ``SportsCenter'' was on an upswing rather than losing viewers has set the anchor teams on a more regular schedule during the weekday editions. Starting Monday, it'll be Dan Patrick For other people of the same name, see . Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), better known as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster from Mason, Ohio. He attended the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. and Fred Hickman Fred Hickman is the host of NBA Shootaround and a SportsCenter anchor for ESPN. In addition, he is also an anchor on ESPNEWS. Early life and career Hickman is a 1978 graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. at 3 p.m., John Anderson John Anderson may be: Science:
Steve Levy (born March 12, 1965), is currently a journalist for ESPN. Before working for ESPN, he worked in New York for WFAN. at 8 p.m. and Neil Everett with Scott Van Pelt Scott Van Pelt is an anchor for the television show SportsCenter on the ESPN network. Van Pelt signed on with ESPN after a stint with The Golf Channel, which explains why he is also one of the network's golf correspondents, covering the Majors. at 11 p.m., with those last two teams flipping time slots each month. Better chemistry through familiarity is the philosophy, says ESPN managing editor Norby Williamson. ``This takes 'SportsCenter' to the next level,'' said Williamson, who used to produce the show when Patrick was teamed with Keith Olbermann in their heyday. ``The information is still the No. 1 priority, but with a smaller pool of anchors, we'll make a personal, consistent connection. There's competition everywhere else you've got to serve the viewers and get them to stay with `SportsCenter' as long as possible.'' This move means ``SportsCenter'' regulars such as Linda Cohn, Mike Greenberg and Stuart Scott will be locked into specialized studio shows, remote broadcasts or weekend ``SportsCenter'' (Scott goes to Sunday nights, and Bob Ley and Chris McKendry will also do weekend mornings). ``Not any one of us is fooled to think that people watch to watch us,'' said Anderson. ``People tune in to see Alex Rodriguez hit a home run. But I've watched local news for 40 years and I do think there's something to be said for having the same anchor do the news, weather and sports Monday through Friday at the same times.'' |
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