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SportsCenter anchors[]

Current SportsCenter anchors[]

  • John Anderson: (1999–present), Monday-Friday 11pm and 1am ET
  • Chris Berman: (1979–present)
  • Steve Berthiaume: (2000–2006, 2007–present), rejoined network on March 28, 2007
  • Michelle Bonner: (2005–present), primarily on weekends at either 6pm, 11pm, or 1am (all ET)
  • Cindy Brunson: (1999–2000, 2002–present)
  • John Buccigross: (1996–present), primarily at 11pm or 1am ET
  • Steve Bunin: (2007–present), made debut on August 25, 2007
  • Ryan Burr: (2007–present), made debut on June 23, 2007
  • Linda Cohn: (1992–present)
  • Rece Davis: (1994–present)
  • Josh Elliott: (2006–present), primarily on weekend mornings (Saturdays 10am ET and Sundays at 9am ET)
  • Neil Everett: (2000–present), Monday-Friday 11pm and 1am ET
  • Robert Flores: (2007–present), made debut on January 6, 2007
  • Mike Golic:(2007–present), made debut on July 23, 2007
  • Mike Greenberg: (1996–present)
  • Jay Harris: (2003–present), Monday-Friday 6pm ET
  • Fred Hickman: (2004–present)
  • Keith Jackson: (2007–present), will anchor five on-site broadcasts in 2007
  • Brian Kenny: (1997–present), Monday-Thursday 6pm ET. In addition, he is also the studio host of ESPN Friday Night Fights on ESPN2.
  • Suzy Kolber: (1993–1996, 1999–present), also a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football
  • Steve Levy: (1993–present), Monday-Friday 11pm and 1am ET
  • Bob Ley: (1979–present), Sunday 10:30am ET
  • David Lloyd: (1998–present)
  • Kenny Mayne: (1994–2004, 2007–present) Signed one-year contract on Jaunary 17, to do 50 shows in 2007.[1] He returned as anchor on March 4, 2007. In addition, he is also a horse racing commentator.
  • Chris McKendry: (1996–present), primarily on weekend mornings (Saturdays 10am, Sundays 9am and 10:30am ET) and during the week at 6pm ET
  • Dari Nowkhah: (2007–present), made debut on February 14, 2007
  • Karl Ravech: (1993–present)
  • Scott Reiss: (2001–present)
  • Stuart Scott: (1993–present), Sunday-Thursday 11pm ET
  • Stephen A. Smith (2007–present), does primarily features with analysts, Sundays 10:30am ET and ESPN Radio's The Stephen A. Smith Show
  • Sage Steele: (2007–present), made debut on March 14, 2007; primarily a SportsCenter update anchor during Mike and Mike in the Morning and ESPN First Take (both on ESPN2)
  • Scott Van Pelt: (2001–present), Monday-Friday 11pm and 1am ET
  • Stan Verrett: (2000–present), primarily during the week at 1am
  • Matt Winer: (2001–present)
  • Trey Wingo: (1997–present)

Former SportsCenter anchors[]

  • Larry Beil: (1996–1999), now a sports anchor at KGO-TV (ABC) in San Francisco
  • Tim Brando: (1986–1994), now with CBS Sports; he is also a play-by-play commentator for both CBS Sports and Fox Sports Net
  • Cara Capuano: (2000–2004), now with Fox Sports Net
  • Kevin Corke: (1999–2003), now correspondent with NBC News
  • Jack Edwards: (1991–2003), now with Versus and NESN
  • Rich Eisen: (1996–2003), now with NFL Network
  • Dave Feldman: (1996–2000), now sports director at WTTG-TV (FOX) in Washington, DC
  • Chris Fowler: (1989–1993), now a studio host for the network and host of ESPN's College GameDay
  • Kevin Frazier: (2002–2004), now with Entertainment Tonight
  • Gayle Gardner: (1983–1988), retired from broadcasting
  • George Grande: (1979–1989), now a play-by-play commentator for Cincinnati Reds television broadcasts on FSN Ohio
  • Greg Gumbel: (1979–1988), now in his second stint with CBS Sports
  • Brett Haber: (1994–1997), now sports director at WUSA-TV (CBS) in Washington, DC
  • Mike Hall: (2004–2005), formerly with ESPNU from 2005-03-04 to 2007-04-27, now with the Big Ten Network
  • Jason Jackson: (1995–2002), now a broadcaster for the Miami Heat
  • Dana Jacobson: (2002–2006), now co-host of ESPN First Take on ESPN2
  • Craig Kilborn: (1993–1996), former host of The Late Late Show from 1999 to 2004, now an actor
  • Lee Leonard: (1979) now host of a public affairs program on CN8 (The Comcast Network)
  • Tom Mees: (1979–1996) drowned in 1996 while rescuing his daughter from drowning in a swimming pool
  • Gary Miller: (1990–2004), now an anchor at KCBS and KCAL in Los Angeles
  • Chris Myers: (1987–1998), now with Fox Sports
  • Keith Olbermann: (1992–1997), now host of Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC (second stint with that network)
  • Bill Patrick: (1990–1998), now with NBC Sports, Versus
  • Dan Patrick: (1989–2006), no longer with ESPN as of August 17, 2007
  • Dave Revsine: (1999–2007), now lead anchor of the Big Ten Network
  • Robin Roberts: (1990–2004), now co-anchor of ABC's Good Morning America
  • John Saunders: (1986-199?), now a studio host for ESPN on ABC's College Football, an NBA play-by-play commentator for ESPN and ESPN on ABC, and host of ESPN's The Sports Reporters
  • Sharon Smith: (1980–1990)
  • Charley Steiner: (1987–2001), now a play-by-play commentator for Los Angeles Dodgers radio broadcasts and sports talk show host on XM Radio
  • Bob Stevens: (199?-200?)
  • Mike Tirico: (1991–1997), Monday Night Football, NBA play-by-play commentator for ESPN and ESPN Radio's The Mike Tirico Show
  • Bob Waller: (1979–198?)
  • Pam Ward: (1996–2004), now a college football and women's college basketball play-by-play commentator for ESPN
  • Whit Watson: (1997–2002), now with Sun Sports

SportsCenter reporters[]

Current SportsCenter reporters[]

  • Anne Marie Anderson: (2007-present) Colorado-based reporter
  • Erin Andrews: (2004-present) also a sideline reporter for the network
  • John Barr: (2003-present) Atlanta-based bureau reporter
  • Chris Connelly: (2001-present) essayist
  • Steve Cyphers: (2004-present) Grand Junction, Colorado-based bureau reporter
  • Colleen Dominguez: (2004-present) Los Angeles-based bureau reporter
  • Jeannine Edwards: (2006-present) primarily a horse racing reporter
  • Peter Gammons: (1990-present) MLB reporter
  • Hank Goldberg: (?-present) Miami-based bureau reporter
  • Pedro Gomez: (2003-present) San Francisco and Phoenix-based bureau reporter
  • Penn Holderness: (2006-present) St. Louis-based bureau reporter
  • Bob Holtzman: (2001-present) Cincinnati-based bureau reporter
  • Marlo Klain: (1997-present) Indianapolis-based bureau reporter and IRL reporter
  • Mike Massaro: (2001-present) NASCAR reporter
  • Chris Mortensen: (1991-present) Atlanta-based bureau reporter; NFL reporter
  • Kelly Naqi (formerly Kelly Neal): (1987-present) Outside the Lines reporter; NFL reporter
  • Rachel Nichols: (2004-present) New York City and Washington D.C.-based bureau reporter
  • Wendi Nix: (2006-present) Boston-based bureau reporter
  • Sal Paolantonio: (1995-present) Philadelphia and New York City-based bureau reporter; NFL reporter
  • Tom Rinaldi: (2003-present) New York City-based bureau reporter; ESPN First Take fill-in co-host
  • Lisa Salters: (2002-present) Los Angeles-based bureau reporter; occasional sideline reporter
  • Jeremy Schaap: (1996-present) New York City-based bureau reporter and Outside the Lines fill-in host
  • Joe Schad: (2002-present) college football reporter
  • George Smith: (2003-present) Chicago-based bureau reporter
  • Michael Smith: (2004-present) NFL reporter
  • Shelley Smith: (1992-present) Los Angeles-based bureau reporter
  • Shannon Spake: (2007-present) NASCAR reporter
  • Ed Werder: (1998-present) Dallas-based bureau reporter; NFL reporter

Former SportsCenter reporters[]

  • David Aldridge: (1996-2004), now a reporter for The NBA on TNT
  • David Amber: (2005-2007), returned to anchoring duries on sister channel ESPNEWS on November 19, 2007
  • Bonnie Bernstein: (1995-1998), now a sideline reporter and substitute studio host for the network following an eight-year stint with CBS Sports
  • Alex Flanagan: (1998-2006), now a reporter for the NFL Network
  • Ann Kreiter (formerly Ann Werner): (199?-200?), now an anchor and studio host at the Big Ten Network
  • Andrea Kremer: (1990-2006), now with NBC Sports; also a sideline reporter for Sunday Night Football
  • Darren Lyn: (2006-2007), previously a Houston-based bureau reporter, now an anchor on sister channel ESPNEWS as of December 4, 2007
  • Mark Malone: (1994-2004), now sports director at WBBM-TV (CBS) in Chicago
  • Pam Oliver: (1993-1995), now with Fox Sports; also a sideline reporter for the NFL on FOX
  • Jimmy Roberts: (1988-2000), now with NBC Sports
  • Melissa Stark: (1999-2003), now with MSNBC and NBC News
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