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ESPN Descends Upon Kansas City to Present the 2023 NFL Draft Across Multiple Platforms
by Michael Major - Apr 17, 2023

ESPN’s longstanding tradition of presenting the NFL Draft, dating back to 1980, continues as The Walt Disney Company will present the 2023 NFL offseason’s signature event from Kansas City across ESPN, ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and ESPN’s social media platforms over the course of the Draft’s three days (April 27-29).

Booger McFarland Returns to ABC Saturdays This Fall as ESPN Unveils 2020-21 College Football Studio Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 2, 2020

Booger McFarland will return to ESPN's college football coverage this fall, joining host Kevin Negandhi and analyst Mark Sanchez on ABC as part of the studio lineup for the 2020-21 season.

ABC To Cover All Three Days Of The NFL Draft
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 13, 2020

The 2020 NFL Draft will be presented across ABC, ESPN and NFL Network, April 23-25 – the second straight year that The Walt Disney Company has worked with the National Football League to offer a multi-network presentation for all seven rounds.

Walt Disney Company Presents Wall-to-Wall 2019 NFL DRAFT Coverage
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 18, 2019

The Walt Disney Company's presentation of the 2019 NFL Draft will offer more to fans than ever before as the entire event, April 25-27, will air on both ESPN and ABC, and each network will provide distinct telecasts for Rounds 1-3 in prime time. Additionally, all seven rounds of the draft will be streamed live on the ABC App, ESPN App, broadcast on ESPN Radio and available in Spanish – on both TV and radio – on ESPN Deportes. The NFL Network will also televise the 2019 NFL Draft.

AMERICAN IDOL's Luke Bryan and Bobby Bones to Join ABC's Coverage of the NFL Draft
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 16, 2019

“American Idol”  judge Luke Bryan and mentor Bobby Bones will join ABC's first-time prime-time coverage of the NFL Draft, live coast to coast from Nashville, Tennessee, on “2019 NFL Draft on ABC,” THURSDAY, APRIL 25 (8:00-11:30 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network and via streaming. Bones will also be seen on the second night of ABC's NFL Draft coverage, FRIDAY, APRIL 26 (7:00-11:30 p.m. EDT). Their appearances were announced tonight on ABC's live “American Idol” telecast from Los Angeles.

ABC and ESPN Announce Commentator Teams for 2019 NFL Draft, April 25 �" 27
by Tori Hartshorn - Apr 4, 2019

The Walt Disney Company's multinetwork presentation of the 2019 NFL Draft; April 25-27 from Nashville, Tennessee; features an all-star cast of commentators and new roles for ESPN's college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit and ESPN's “Monday Night Football” analyst and two-time Super Bowl Champion Booger McFarland . Herbstreit will team with host Rece Davis and their eight-time Sports Emmy ® Award-winning “College GameDay Built by The Home Depot” crew for the “2019 NFL Draft on ABC,” THURSDAY, APRIL 25 (8:00-11:30 p.m., EDT), and FRIDAY, APRIL 26 (7:00- 11:30 p.m., EDT), live coast to coast on The ABC Television Network and via streaming. McFarland will make his NFL Draft debut on ESPN's main set for Round 1 on Thursday, April 25 (8:00-11:30

Ethan Hawke to Executive Produce and Star in GOOD LORD BIRD for Showtime
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 11, 2019

 SHOWTIME has ordered the eight-part limited series GOOD LORD BIRD from Blumhouse Television, based on the National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird by bestselling author James McBride. Oscar®, Golden Globe® and Tony® nominee Ethan Hawke will star as 19th-century abolitionist John Brown and is co-writing and executive producing with award-winning author and producer Mark Richard (The Ice at the Bottom of the World and Hell on Wheels). Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway (Underground) will direct and executive produce. GOOD LORD BIRD is told from the point of view of Onion, an enslaved teenager who becomes a member in Brown's motley family during the time of Bleeding Kansas, eventually participating in the famous 1859 raid on the Army depot at Harpers Ferry. Brown's raid failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended, but was the instigating event that started the Civil War.

Award-Winning Director/Producer Anthony Hemingway Among Honorees At Fifth Annual Truth Awards
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 4, 2019

The Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in association with award winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her non-profit organization, The DIVA Foundation, are excited to announce that the award-winning director/producer Anthony Hemingway will round out this year's impressive list of award-winning honorees for the fifth annual Truth Awards. 

Multi-Platinum Selling Artist Sam Hunt Co-Hosts Tonight's SportsCenter Presents
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 5, 2017

Music superstar Sam Hunt will join ESPN's College GameDay Built by the Home Depot as guest picker on Saturday, Sept. 2 as the premier pregame show bookends its season from Atlanta.

Lee Corso to Remain as Analyst for ESPN's College GameDay
by Caryn Robbins - May 31, 2017

Lee Corso – the beloved ESPN College GameDay Built by The Home Depot analyst – has agreed to a multiyear deal to remain on college football's longest-running and most-celebrated pregame show. Corso will also play a role on ESPN's College Football Playoff programming.

ESPN's Live Studio Coverage Blankets New Year's Six Bowl Games
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 21, 2016

ESPN's non-stop studio coverage of the New Year's Six begins Wednesday, Dec. 28, from the sites of both College Football Playoff Semifinal

ESPN to Air 82nd Annual Heisman Trophy Presentation, Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2016

ESPN will once again be the exclusive home of the 82nd annual Heisman Trophy Presentation Presented by Nissan today, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. ET.