ESPN’s long-running debate present “Around the Horn” will log off for the ultimate time on Could 23, the community introduced Tuesday.
The ultimate episode will air proper earlier than Memorial Day weekend, with a 30-minute version of “SportsCenter” taking its place till ESPN can work out a extra everlasting substitute, Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported.
Former Submit media author Ryan Glasspiegel reported in July that ESPN execs have been mulling over the way forward for the present and broke the information in November that the present was certainly coming to an finish.
“Around the Horn has had a remarkable run of more than two decades,” David Roberts, ESPN’s government vice chairman, government editor, sports activities information and leisure, stated in a press release. “That kind of longevity in media is incredibly rare, and we look forward to celebrating the show’s many accomplishments before the final sign-off in May.”
“Beyond Tony [Reali] and the ensemble of on-air contributors, we are particularly grateful to the production team led by Erik Rydholm and Aaron Solomon, who have been instrumental in ATH’s consistent success since the very beginning.”
It has been on the airwaves since Nov. 4, 2002, changing the Chris Connelly-hosted “Unscripted” and has now produced greater than 4,900 episodes.
For the primary two years, Max Kellerman hosted the present earlier than Reali took over in 2004 after Kellerman left to host the present “I, Max” on the previous Fox Sports activities Web.
The format of “ATH,” which airs earlier than “Pardon the Interruption” within the 5-6 p.m. ET hour, features a rotating record of panelists from round sports activities media who compete to achieve factors for the perfect takes on a given sports activities subject.
The record of panelists who grew to become mainstays on the present through the years included Bob Ryan, Woody Paige, Tim Cowlishaw, Kevin Blackistone, J.A. Adande and Invoice Plaschke.
Well-liked names akin to Jemele Hill, Pablo Torre, Bomani Jones and Ramona Shelburne additionally have been regulars on the present over its tenure.
