Showing posts with label John Saunders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Saunders. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Longtime ESPN host John Saunders dead at age 61

John Saunders is Dead - HD VersionJohn Saunders, one of the familiar on-air faces of ESPN for nearly 30 years, has died. He was 61.Saunders hosted studio and play-by-play programming. He covered college football, basketball and the NHL for the network, in addition to anchoring SportsCenter. He was also host of The Sports Reporters.It should"ve been a hard thing for John Saunders to follow d**k Schaap as host of The Sports...
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Stan Verrett to Host College Football Saturdays on ABC, Replacing John Saunders

Mike Tirico Announces The Passing Of John SaundersBy: Kyle Koster| August 25, 2016 11:57 am ETFollow @KyleKosterStan Verrett will host ABCs Saturday college football studio coverage this year, the company announced Thursday morning. John Saunders, who passed away on Aug. 10, had held the role since 1992.John Saunders was a mentor and friend who helped me navigate my career at ESPN and was always ready with a kind word and...
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Albom: ESPN"s John Saunders was calm in middle of debates

John Saunders is Dead - HD Version Longtime ESPN broadcaster John Saunders has died at the age of 61 John Saunders(Photo: Joe Faraoni)I was sitting at my computer Wednesday morning when the phone rang.I have some terrible news.The trembling voice belonged to Joe Valerio, the longtime producer of ESPNs The Sports Reporters. I have been a part of that show for more than 20 years. But in a million years, I would not have...
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