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{{short description|American pay television network}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = ESPNews
| logo = ESPNews.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1996|11|1}}
| picture_format = [[720p]] ([[HDTV]])<br><small>Downgraded to [[Letterboxing (filming)|letterboxed]] [[480i]] for [[SDTV]] feed</small>
| owner = [[The Walt Disney Company]] (80%)<br/>[[Hearst Communications]] (20%)
| parent = [[ESPN Inc.]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| area = Worldwide
| headquarters = [[Bristol, Connecticut]]
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|
* [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]
* [[ESPN]]
* [[ESPN (streaming service)]]
* [[ESPN+]]
* [[ESPN2]]
* [[ESPN3]]
* [[ESPNU]]
* [[ESPN Deportes]]
* [[ACC Network]]
* [[SEC Network]]
* [[Disney Channel]]
* [[Disney Jr.]]
* [[Disney XD]]
* [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]]
* [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
* [[LMN (TV channel)|LMN]]
* [[Localish]]
* [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]
* [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]
* [[FYI (American TV channel)|FYI]]
* [[History (American TV network)|History]]
* [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|Nat Geo TV]]
* [[Nat Geo Wild]]
* [[Vice (TV channel)|Vice TV]]
}}
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'''ESPNews''' (pronounced "ESPN News," stylized '''ESPNEWS''') is an American multinational [[digital cable]] and [[satellite television]] [[television network|network]] owned by [[ESPN Inc.]], a [[joint venture]] between [[The Walt Disney Company]] (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and [[Hearst Communications]] (which owns the remaining 20%).

Known as "ESPN3" in its planning stages and proposed as early as 1993,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kent |first=Milton |date=May 14, 1996 |title=Viewers may soon have choice of 2 new all-sports channels |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/05/14/viewers-may-soon-have-choice-of-2-new-all-sports-channels/ |journal=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |issue=MediaWatch |access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> the channel launched on November 1, 1996, and originally featured a [[rolling news]] format with 24-hour coverage of sports news and highlights. Since 2010, the network has largely shifted away from this format, and now primarily carries television [[simulcast]]s of [[ESPN Radio]] shows, encores of ESPN's weekday lineup of studio programs, and overflow event programming in the event of conflicts with ABC or the other ESPN networks.

{{As of|2023|11}}, ESPNEWS is available to approximately 36 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2013 peak of 76 million households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023|website=wrestlenomics.com|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Format and programming==
ESPNews is typically offered on the digital tiers of U.S. cable providers, and is carried as a [[pay television|premium channel]] in some areas, satellite providers offer it on their standard package. Some [[regional sports network]]s that are not associated with [[Fox Sports Networks]] had previously aired ESPNews during the overnight or morning hours to provide a pseudo-national sportscast to their viewers, and to fill time that would otherwise be taken up by [[informercial|paid programming]] or other lower-profile programs, though as [[vertical integration]] has occurred with the sports networks now owned by [[Comcast]] (with [[NBC Sports]]) and [[Charter Communications]], ESPNews programming has been dropped from these networks; however, its programming is still carried during the overnight hours on [[MASN2]]. If a national ESPN broadcast is [[blackout (broadcasting)|blacked out]] in a particular market, the ESPN broadcast will usually be replaced by ESPNews.

The network was formerly [[simulcast]] on ESPN during coverage of major breaking sports news before that network expanded ''[[SportsCenter]]'' into additional daytime slots in 2008, additionally, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s early morning newscast, ''[[America This Morning]],'' previously ran a highlights segment rundown featuring sports news headlines and highlights of the previous night's sporting events presented by an ESPNews overnight anchor.

The channel's [[ESPN BottomLine|BottomLine]] ticker was formerly more in-depth than the versions used by ESPN's other networks. It contained not only scores, but also statistics and brief news alerts about the day's sports headlines. However, in June 2010, the network switched to the standard BottomLine and screen presentation used by all other ESPN networks in preparation for the launch of ''SportsCenter'' broadcasts.

On November 11, 2006, the channel marked its 10-year anniversary, programming commemorating the occasion included a montage of highlights covering the past 10 years in sports. The network began airing ''SportsCenter'' on nights when sporting event telecasts on ESPN and ESPN2, such as [[college football]] or [[Major League Baseball]] games, were scheduled to overrun into the program's regular timeslots on ESPN and ESPN2's own sports analysis programs, which until 2010 would be the only incidences in which ''SportsCenter'' would be carried over to ESPNews.

[[XM Satellite Radio]] and [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] both provide channels with audio simulcasts of ESPNEWS, with the network's television advertisements replaced with radio ads from each service. On February 4, 2008, XM rebranded its channel as "[[ESPN Xtra]],"<ref>{{cite press release|title=ESPN and XM Satellite Radio to Launch 'ESPN Xtra' Radio Channel|url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1560|publisher=[[PRNewswire]]|via=[[XM Satellite Radio]]|date=January 28, 2008|access-date=January 28, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503064951/http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1560|archive-date=May 3, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and added radio programs from local ESPN Radio affiliates as well as the audio simulcast of ESPNEWS.

In August 2010, telecasts of ''SportsCenter'' on ESPNews increased in frequency, now airing whenever ESPN or ESPN2 were unable to air the program due to scheduling conflicts, along with an afternoon expansion of ''SportsCenter'' to the channel's afternoon schedule rather than rolling ''ESPNews''-branded coverage, while ESPN and ESPN2 carry sports talk and debate programming. ''The Beat'' (a show showing [[popular culture|pop culture]] and sports action to the tune of a beat) was shown while ''SportsCenter'' aired on ESPN at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time until its cancellation in July 2011, and replacement by a rebroadcast of the ESPN2 sports talk program ''[[SportsNation (TV series)|SportsNation]]''. By early 2013, the only other programs featured on ESPNews were ''Highlight Express'' (a half-hour program showing the previous day's sports highlights, running from 10:00&nbsp;p.m. to 3:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time in the afternoon), and the overnight soccer program ''ESPNFC Press Pass''. The network also airs programming under the ''[[College Football Live]]'' banner on Saturday afternoons during college football season, a whip-around program similar to [[ESPN Goal Line]], which gives live look-ins to multiple college football games happening simultaneously.

On June 13, 2013, ''Highlight Express'' was canceled due to low ratings and company-wide downsizing, leaving the overnight ''ESPNFC Press Pass'', produced primarily for [[ESPN International]], as the only program on the network that was exclusively broadcast (within the U.S.) on ESPNews,<ref>{{cite news |author=Gosselin |first=Kenneth |date=June 13, 2013 |title=ESPN Cancels Two Shows Aired From Bristol |url=https://www.courant.com/2013/06/13/espn-cancels-two-shows-aired-from-bristol/ |access-date=June 14, 2013 |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ESPNFC Officially Launches With Premiere of ESPNFC Press Pass on U.S. Television|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/08/espnfc-officially-launches-with-premiere-of-espnfc-press-pass-on-u-s-television/|publisher=ESPN MediaZone|date=August 15, 2012|access-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> that program was removed from the schedule in August 2013, after it was supplanted by a new ESPN2 program simply titled ''ESPN FC''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN to Launch Daily Soccer Studio Program|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/05/espn-to-launch-daily-soccer-studio-program/|publisher=ESPN MediaZone|date=May 14, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> Additional runs of ''SportsCenter'' and other same-day airings of ESPN sports debate programming or the newsmagazine ''[[E:60]]'' now fill the network's schedule, along with encores such as ''[[Boxing on ESPN|Friday Night Fights]]'', as well as programming affected by sports-induced pre-emptions and overruns such as ''[[Olbermann (TV series)|Olbermann]]'' during the US Open.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 13, 2013 |title=ESPN Cancels "Highlight Express" And "Unite," While Schwab, Hoenig Among Layoffs |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2013/06/13/Media/ESPN.aspx |access-date=August 7, 2024 |work=[[Sports Business Daily]] |publisher=Street and Smith's Sports Group}}</ref> The highlights and segment package for ''America This Morning'' came under the purview of the late-night ''SportsCenter'' team from [[Los Angeles]] from that day forward.

On November 29, 2017, as part of an expected announcement of 150 behind the scenes staffs being laid off from the network, ESPN announced that the primetime ''SportsCenter'' editions carried in primetime on ESPNews would be terminated after November 30, 2017 to cut costs (breaking sports news coverage will be maintained when needed).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-sportscenter-anchors-contracts-layoffs.html|title=ESPN ending evening ESPNews editions of SportsCenter|last=Bucholtz|first=Andrew|date=29 November 2017|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> They were replaced by a block of reruns of ESPN and ESPN2's daytime talk programs, including ''[[Around the Horn]]'', ''[[Highly Questionable]]'', ''[[Outside the Lines]]'', ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]'', and ''[[SportsNation (TV series)|SportsNation]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williamson |first=Norby |date=2017-11-29 |title=Evolving SportsCenter |url=https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2017/11/evolving-sportscenter/ |access-date=2017-12-02 |work=ESPN Front Row |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2019, ESPNews premiered ''[[ESPN Bet Live|Daily Wager]]'', a new weekday studio show devoted to [[sports betting]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-sports-betting-espn-20190311-story.html|title=ESPN launches 'Daily Wager' as sports betting goes showtime|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|website=Los Angeles Times|date=March 11, 2019|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> In August 2019, it was announced that ''Daily Wager'' would move to ESPN2 on August 20, 2019, and that a new L-bar featuring betting lines and other statistics would be displayed on ESPNews during non-event programming, and on ESPN2 during ''Daily Wager''. The feature was part of ESPN's partnership with [[Caesars Entertainment Corporation|Caesars Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bucholtz |first=Andrew |date=2019-08-15 |title=Daily Wager is shifting to ESPN2 and adding a Sunday show |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/daily-wager-espn2-sunday-espnews.html |access-date=2019-08-15 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Use as an overflow feed for live coverage===
ESPNEWS ran a simulcast of [[ESPN Radio]]'s ''[[Mike and Mike in the Morning]]'' from 2004 to 2005, the program moved to ESPN2 in 2006, although it still occasionally airs on ESPNEWS when live sports events (such as tennis' [[French Open]] or [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]) air on ESPN2. When ESPN2 televised the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]] tennis tournament, ''SportsNation'' aired on ESPNEWS instead from August 31, 2009 to September 11, 2009.

As [[ESPN Classic]]'s carriage declined more into specialty cable tiers due to bandwidth conservation concerns and low viewership, along with no high-definition channel ever being established before its demise on December 31, 2021, ESPNEWS became the primary overflow network for situations in which ESPN and ESPN2 carry live sports coverage, with [[ESPNU]], the [[ACC Network]] and [[SEC Network]] being limited to college sports overflow situations.

* The network aired two [[2013 National Invitation Tournament|National Invitation Tournament]] college basketball games on March 25, 2013 that were originally scheduled to air on ESPN, which instead aired an [[NBA]] game telecast between the [[Miami Heat]] and the [[Orlando Magic]] (a game in which the Heat extended its winning streak to 27 games).
* Another NBA overflow of the late game of that night's ESPN doubleheader aired partially two days later on March 27, 2013 due to ESPN2 already carrying coverage of the [[2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament]] until the first game on ESPN ended, with ESPN having an extended post-game show for the first game due to the Heat's aforementioned winning streak ending at the hands of the [[Chicago Bulls]].
* Coverage of the [[NCAA Division I softball tournament|NCAA women's softball preliminary tournament]] aired on ESPNEWS on May 18, 2013, due to NBA playoff coverage on ESPN and [[X Games|X Games Barcelona]] coverage on ESPN2.
* The network's most apparent overflow use has been with the [[NASCAR]] [[Nationwide Series]] in 2013. On April 26, 2013, ESPNEWS carried full live coverage of the [[Toyota Care 250]] at [[Richmond International Raceway]], due to NBA playoff coverage on ESPN, with the [[2013 NFL draft]]'s second night airing on ESPN2. The [[Kentucky 300]] on September 21, 2013 from [[Kentucky Speedway]] was also moved over to ESPNEWS due to college football games airing on both ESPN networks.
* On August 31, 2013, ESPNEWS aired three college football games, including the [[2013 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]–[[2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]] game live from [[LP Field]] in [[Nashville]], presumably due to all other ESPN networks being fully booked for college games at that time. [[ESPN Goal Line]] also has been expanded onto additional cable systems through new carriage agreements struck by The Walt Disney Company in early 2013, making the Goal Line simulcast unneeded.
* ESPN's coverage of Wimbledon was often moved to ESPNews in [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|2014]] due to their coverage of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].
* ESPN's coverage of the Wisconsin v. USC Holiday Bowl was moved to ESPNews in 2015.
* ESPN's coverage of the northeast regional NCAA hockey tournament, due to the NCAA Women's basketball tournament on ESPN, NCAA baseball and softball on ESPN2 and NCAA lacrosse and other regional games of the NCAA hockey tournament on ESPN-U in 2018.
* Also due to live coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 of the NCAA Women's basketball tournament, ESPNews showed the rest of the day's Miami Open quarterfinal and semifinal coverage that was shown on ESPN2 before primetime coverage of the basketball tournament.
*''[[Olbermann (TV series)|Olbermann]]'' was also carried live on ESPNEWS on weeknights if sports coverage on [[ESPN2]] overflowed into that program's regular time slot.
* The network aired game 6 in the first round of the [[2018 NBA playoffs]] on April 27, 2018 between the [[2017–18 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto Raptors]] and the [[2017–18 Washington Wizards season|Washington Wizards]] due to ESPN airing coverage of the [[2018 NFL draft]] (which would later shift to ESPN2) and later airing another first-round game between the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers. Additionally, this game was also simulcast on [[NBA TV]] using the ESPN feed.
* In June 2018, it was announced that six [[National Women's Soccer League]] matches through the end of the [[2018 National Women's Soccer League season|2018 season]] would air on ESPNews, as part of its broadcast arrangement with fellow Disney/Hearst venture [[A&E Networks]] and [[Lifetime (TV channel)|Lifetime]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Jamie |date=June 6, 2018 |title=NWSL hopes moving games to evening slot on ESPNews will boost attendance, ensure player safety |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thorns/2018/06/nwsl_hopes_moving_games_to_eve.html |access-date=August 7, 2024 |work=OregonLive.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Game 3 of the semifinal round of the [[2018 WNBA Playoffs]] between the [[2018 Atlanta Dream season|Atlanta Dream]] and [[2018 Washington Mystics season|Washington Mystics]] aired on ESPNEWS due to a college football game ([[2018 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]]–[[2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]) on ESPN and the third round of the [[2018 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] airing on ESPN2. As with the Raptors–Wizards playoff game mentioned earlier, this game was also simulcast on [[NBA TV]] using the ESPNews feed including the BottomLine ticker which was displayed above their own ticker.

Additionally, ESPNEWS simulcasted [[ESPN Deportes]]' coverage of the [[2018 Supercopa de España]], the first time it has aired Spanish-language programming although the BottomLine ticker continued to be displayed in English.

==List of programs broadcast by ESPNews==
===Current===
* ''[[Around the Horn]]'' (2003-present)
* ''[[Keyshawn Johnson|Keyshawn]], [[Jay Williams (basketball)|JWill]], and [[Max Kellerman|Max]]'' (September 2021 – present)
* ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]'' (2003-present)
* ''[[SportsCenter]]'' (2008–present)

===Former===
* ''4 Qtrs'' (2003–2006)
* ''The Beat'' (2009–2010)
* ''Coaches' Corner'' (aired on Tuesday from 2001–2005)
*''Daily Wager'' (2019–present)
* ''[[The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz]]'' (2018–2020)
* ''[[ESPNEWS]]'' (1996–2011)
* ''ESPNEWS Late Night'' (2003–2010)
* ''ESPNEWS Morning Final'' (2003–2010)
* ''ESPNEWS'' ''Early Evening'' (2003–2006)
* ''ESPNEWS Day'' (2006–2009)
* ''[[ESPNEWS Gametime]]'' (2006–2009)
* ''ESPNEWS Night Cap'' (2005–2006)
* ''ESPNEWS Postgame'' (2006–2009)
* ''[[ESPNEWS Pregame]]'' (2006–2009)
* ''ESPN Radio Primetime'' (2007–2008)
* ''[[Football Friday]]'' (2004–2009)
* ''The Highlight Zone'' (2008–2009)
* ''Highlight Express'' (2010–2013)
* ''[[The Hot List]]'' (2003–2009)
* ''[[Mike and Mike in the Morning]]'' (2004–2006, simulcast of ESPN Radio show, moved to ESPN2 in 2006, still aired on ESPNEWS when ESPN2 was scheduled to air live sports events, the ESPN2 simulcast is rebroadcast mornings beginning at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. Eastern)
* ''NFL Monday Quarterback'' (aired on Mondays from 2001–2005)
* ''The Pulse'' (2004–2009)
* ''[[The Ryen Russillo Show]]'' (??–2017)
* ''The [[Stephen A. Smith]] Show'' (2017-January 2020)
* ''The [[Will Cain]] Show'' (2018– June 2020)
* ''[[Golic and Wingo]]'' (2018–2020)
* ''First Take, Your Take with [[Jason Fitz]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Mike Greenberg|Greeny]]'' (August 2020 – November 2020)
* ''The [[Max Kellerman]] Show'' (August 2020 – November 2020)
* ''[[Chiney Ogwumike|Chiney]] and [[Mike Golic Jr.|Golic Jr.]]'' (August 2020 – November 2020)

==ESPN Radio segment==
In 2007, ESPNEWS began broadcasting a half-hour segment of [[ESPN Radio]] programming on Sunday mornings. The broadcast includes three commentators (a retired coach, a retired player, and an analyst) to break down the events of the featured sport, while an on-screen graphical list of standings, statistical leaders, and other statistics of the featured sport is displayed, the upper-right of the screen shows sports highlights (usually of the player or team of discussion), a fan comment board appears at the bottom of the screen, above the ESPNEWS BottomLine.

==High definition==
[[File:ESPNEWS HD logo.svg|thumb|left|260px]]
ESPNEWS operates a [[High-definition television|high-definition]] simulcast feed, which broadcasts in [[720p]] (the default resolution format for The Walt Disney Company's television properties) and was launched on March 30, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Disney To Launch HD Networks on DirecTV |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6424080.html?display=Breaking+News |access-date=March 28, 2013 |work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]}}</ref> Originally, the layout and graphics were reworked specifically for viewing on widescreen television sets, offering additional content not available on the channel's [[standard-definition television|standard-definition]] feed.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 15, 2007 |title=ESPNEWS HD Takes Graphic Approach |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6491487.html |access-date=December 3, 2007 |work=Broadcasting & Cable}}</ref> It utilized reworked HD sideline graphics, a descendant of the "Rundown" used on overnight editions of ''SportsCenter'' on ESPN, which wrapped around the top left and bottom of the widescreen picture. The HD Sideline offered the display of textual information, headshots, news and scores, while still delivering video highlights in the HD format.

The enhanced format was discontinued in June 2010 and the channel now broadcasts in near-fullscreen [[16:9]], with regular gray-and-red graphics similar to those used by the other ESPN channels. The move was made to "accommodate the high number of ''SportsCenter''s that moved to the network during the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]."

On May 20, 2012, ESPNEWS switched the presentation of its standard definition feed from [[4:3]] to a downscaled [[widescreen]] letterbox version of the HD feed, becoming the last ESPN network with a HD companion channel to make the conversion to a full-widescreen presentation. ESPNEWS HD was added to Dish Network on March 18, 2014, as part of a new carriage agreement that ended a four-year dispute that removed existing HD simulcast feeds of Disney-owned channels.

==International versions==
While not operating under the ESPN name, [[CTV Specialty Television]] (which is partly owned by ESPN) operates [[RDS Info]], a [[French-language]] sister network to [[Réseau des sports]] (RDS) (which in turn, is a sister network to the English language [[The Sports Network|TSN]]), which maintains a sports news format and ticker similar to that used by ESPNews, and carries continuous broadcasts of ''Sports 30'' (RDS's equivalent of ''SportsCenter''). Until October 2011, when [[RDS2]] was launched, RDS Info was also used as a part-time secondary outlet for RDS in the event of scheduling conflicts. It has since served as an occasional tertiary outlet for RDS programming, similar to the role now served by ESPNews.

[[Fox Sports (Asian TV network)|ESPN Star Sports]] (a joint venture between [[ESPN International]] and [[Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific|Star TV]]) operated an Asian version of ESPNews that was launched in November 2009 in Singapore on [[Singtel]]'s [[Mio TV]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=ESPN STAR Sports & Singtel Unveil ESPNEWS on mio TV |url=https://www.singtel.com/about-us/media-centre/news-releases/espn-star-sports-singtel-unveil-espnews-mio-tv |access-date=February 21, 2022 |publisher=[[Singtel]] |date=November 18, 2009}}</ref> and later expanded to other areas, including Hong Kong, where it was launched in August 2011 on [[PCCW]]'s [[Now TV (Hong Kong)|Now TV]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwankert |first1=Steven |title=ESPN Launches Two New Channels on Hong Kong's now TV |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espn-launches-two-new-channels-223834 |access-date=February 21, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> It was renamed Fox Sports News in 2013, following [[News Corporation]]'s full take over of ESPN Star Sports, before it was closed down in 2017.

==Personalities==
This is a list of several past and present personalities on the ESPNews network.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-07-18 |title=ESPNtv.com - The People |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnBio?type=name |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718065209/http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnBio?type=name |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-07-18 |access-date=2024-08-07 }}</ref> (NOTE: All of the current ESPNews anchors listed below are now ''SportsCenter'' anchors as of June 2013.)

===Current===
* [[Max Bretos]]: 2010–present (anchor, ESPNews)
* [[Linda Cohn]]: 1996–present (anchor, ESPNews)
* [[Kevin Connors]]: 2008–present (anchor, ESPNews)
* [[David Lloyd (sportscaster)|David Lloyd]]: 1997–present (anchor, ESPNews)

===Former===
* [[David Amber]]: 2003–2005 (anchor, ESPNews), now with the [[NHL Network (Canadian TV channel)|NHL Network]]
* [[Andre Aldridge]]: 1997–2000 (anchor, ESPNews), now with [[NBA TV]]
* [[John Anderson (broadcaster)|John Anderson]]: 1999–2000 (anchor, ESPNews), now a ''SportsCenter'' anchor for ESPN
* [[Steve Berthiaume]]: 1999–2005, 2007–2012 (anchor, ESPNews), now an [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] play-by-play commentator with [[Bally Sports Arizona]]
* [[Michelle Bonner]]: 2005–2012 (anchor, ESPNews)
* [[Cindy Brunson]]: 1999–2012 (anchor, ESPNews), now with [[Bally Sports Arizona]]
* [[Steve Bunin]]: 2003–2012 (anchor, ESPNews), was in same position at Comcast SportsNet Houston (now [[Space City Home Network]]) until October 2014, now with [[Yahoo! Sports]]
* [[Ryan Burr]]: 2006–2011 (anchor, ESPNews), now with the [[Golf Channel]]
* [[Cara Capuano]]: 2000–2004 (anchor, ESPNews), now in same position at [[ESPNU]]
* [[Jonathan Coachman]]: 2008–2017 (anchor ESPNews), now WWE Pre show host
* [[Lindsay Czarniak]] 2011–2017 (anchor, ESPNews), was later a ''SportsCenter'' anchor for ESPN let go on August 31, 2017
* [[Neil Everett]]: 2001–2005 (anchor, ESPNews), now a [[Los Angeles]]-based ''SportsCenter'' anchor for ESPN
* [[Dave Feldman]]: 1996–2000 (afternoon anchor, ESPNews), now a ''SportsNet Central'' anchor for [[NBC Sports Bay Area]]
* [[Mike Golic]]: 2004–2005 (co-host, ''[[Mike & Mike]]'')
* [[Mike Greenberg]]: 1996–2005 (co-host, ''[[Mike & Mike]]'' and anchor, ESPNews), now a ''[[SportsCenter]]'' anchor for ESPN in addition to his current duties on the aforementioned radio show
* [[Mike Hall (sportscaster)|Mike Hall]]: 2004–2005 (anchor, ESPNews), formerly with [[ESPNU]] from 2005-03-04 to 2007-04-27, now with [[Big Ten Network|BTN]]
* [[Mike Hill (sportscaster)|Mike Hill]]: 2005–2013 (anchor, ESPNews), now with Fox Sports 1
* [[Bob Halloran (ABC sportscaster)|Bob Halloran]]: 1999–2003 (anchor, ESPNews), now at [[WCVB-TV]] in Boston
* [[David Holmes (sportscaster)|David Holmes]]: 2005–2006 (anchor, ESPNews), now a sports reporter and substitute sports anchor at [[WTVG]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) in [[Toledo, OH]]
* [[Jason Jackson (reporter)|Jason Jackson]]: 1996–2002 (anchor, ESPNews), now a broadcaster for the [[Miami Heat]]
* [[Dana Jacobson]]: 2002–2005 (anchor, ESPNews), now co-host of ''TBD in the AM'' on [[CBS Sports Radio]]; also co-anchor on [[CBS This Morning|''CBS This Morning Saturday'']]; now with [[CBS News]] and [[CBS Sports|Sports]]
* [[Brian Kenny (sportscaster)|Brian Kenny]]: 2003–2005 (anchor, ESPNews, ''[[The Hot List]]''), now with [[MLB Network]]
* [[Michael Kim (television anchor)|Michael Kim]]: 1996–2013 (anchor, ESPNews), now with [[120 Sports]]
* [[Mark Malone]]: 1996–2004 (anchor, ESPNews), now sports director for [[WBBM-TV]] ([[CBS]]) in [[Chicago, IL]]
* [[Jade McCarthy]]: 2012–2013 (anchor, ESPNews), was later a ''SportsCenter'' anchor, let go by ESPN on April 26, 2017
* [[Dari Nowkhah]]: 2004–2011 (anchor, ESPNews), now in same position at ESPNU
* [[Bill Pidto]]: 1996–2008 (anchor, ESPNEWS), now with [[MSG (TV network)|MSG Network]]
* [[Dave Revsine]]: 1996–2007 (anchor, ESPNews), now lead anchor at BTN
* Scott Reiss: 2001–2008 (anchor, ESPNews), now with [[NBC Sports Bay Area]]
* [[Danyelle Sargent]]: 2003–2006 (anchor, ESPNews), now in same position at NFL Network
* Will Selva: 2007–present (anchor, ESPNews), now at NFL Network
* [[Bill Seward]]: 1996–2000 (anchor, ESPNews), now a sports anchor at [[NBC Sports]], [[CBS Radio]] and PBP announcer of Rugby World Cup on NBC
* [[Anish Shroff]]: 2008–2012 (anchor, ESPNews), now an anchor and a play-by-play commentator at ESPNU
* [[Jaymee Sire]]: 2013–2017 (anchor, ESPNews), was later a ''SportsCenter'' anchor, let go by ESPN on April 26, 2017
* [[Mike Tirico]]: 1996–? (anchor, ESPNews), now a host and play-by-play commentator for NBC Sports; was an original anchor on ESPNews when it was launched on 1996-11-01
* [[Stan Verrett]]: 2002–2009 (anchor, ESPNews), now a Los Angeles-based ''SportsCenter'' anchor for ESPN
* [[Sara Walsh]]: 2010–2017 (anchor, ESPNews), was later a ''SportsCenter'' anchor, let go by ESPN on May 4, 2017
* [[Pam Ward]]: 1996–2004 (anchor, ESPNews), now a play-by-play commentator for ESPN
* [[Whit Watson]]: 1997–2002 (anchor, ESPNews), now with the Golf Channel
* [[Bram Weinstein]]: 2008–2010 (anchor, ESPNews), was later a ''SportsCenter'' anchor, left ESPN in 2015 
* [[Matt Winer]]: 2001–2009 (anchor, ESPNews), now with [[Turner Sports]] and [[NBA TV]]
* [[Mike Yam]]: 2008–2012 (anchor, ESPNews)
* [[Adnan Virk]]: 2010–2019 (anchor, ESPNews)

==See also==
* ''[[SportsCenter]]''

==References==
* ESPN Mediakit (2006).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediakit.espn.go.com/index.aspx?id=41 |title=ESPN Mediakit - Index |access-date=2006-03-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327112007/http://mediakit.espn.go.com/index.aspx?id=41 |archive-date=March 27, 2006 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Retrieved 2006-02-13.
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