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ESPN Xtra
ESPN Xtra is a satellite radio station that carries sports talk programming produced by ESPN. The channel was originally on XM 141, but is now broadcast on Sirius XM Radio channel 81. In February 2008, three shows from local ESPN Radio owned-and-operated stations were added to the new ESPN Xtra lineup, including ''The Michael Kay Show'', and ''The Max Kellerman Show'', both from WEPN, and ''Galloway and Company'' from KESN (on a 4-hour delay). Bill Simmons's ''The B.S. Report'' podcast from ESPN.com also aired on the new channel. In addition, the channel will air exclusive content to satellite radio throughout the year, and will include live events, such as the ESPY Awards and the X Games. XM announced the addition of this channel on January 28, 2008. Sirius Satellite Radio announced changes to its audio simulcast of ESPNEWS, now called ''ESPN All Access'', on December 12, 2007, but would not be adding any content announced for XM, as it will be exclusive to XM. On March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirius XM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. It was formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, merging them into SiriusXM Radio. The company also has a 70% equity interest in Sirius XM Canada, an affiliate company that provides Sirius and XM service in Canada. On May 21, 2013, Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. was incorporated, and in January 2020, Sirius XM reorganized their corporate structure, which made Sirius XM Radio Inc. a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. on July 29, 2008, 17 months after the companies first proposed it. The merger created a company with 18.5 million subscribers, and the deal was valued at US$3.3 billion, not including debt. The pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Simmons
William John Simmons III (born September 25, 1969) is an American sports analyst, author, podcaster, and former sports writer who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website '' The Ringer''. Simmons first gained attention with his website as "The Boston Sports Guy" and was recruited by ESPN in 2001, where he eventually operated the website ''Grantland'' and worked until 2015. At ESPN, he wrote for ESPN.com, hosted his own podcast on ESPN.com titled '' The B.S. Report'', and was an analyst for two years on ''NBA Countdown''. Simmons founded ''The Ringer'', a sports and pop culture website and podcast network, in 2016 and serves as its CEO. He hosted '' Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons'' on HBO for one season in 2016. At ''The Ringer'', he hosts ''The Bill Simmons Podcast''. Simmons is known for a style of writing characterized by mixing sports knowledge and analysis, pop culture references, his non-sports-related personal life, and for being written from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SEC Network
The SEC Network is an American multinational sports network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Communications (which holds the remaining 20% interest). The channel is dedicated to coverage of collegiate sports sanctioned by the Southeastern Conference (SEC) including live and recorded event telecasts, news, analysis programs, and other content focusing on the conference's member schools. The network is estimated to have 70 million subscribers, more that any other dedicated sports network. The network's coverage serves as the successor to an eponymous syndication package (later renamed SEC TV), which was produced by its syndication arm ESPN Regional Television. SEC Network is operated out of ESPN facilities in Charlotte, North Carolina, shared with ESPN Events, some operations for the ACC Network, and formerly ESPNU. While Charlotte is not an SEC market its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Finebaum
Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, former columnist, and television-radio personality. His primary focus is sports, particularly those in the Southeast. After many years as a reporter, columnist, and sports-talk radio host in the Birmingham area, Finebaum was hired by ESPN in 2013 for its new SEC Network. He produces a radio show out of the network's regional base in Charlotte, North Carolina. Career News reporter Finebaum arrived in Birmingham in 1980 and became a columnist and reporter for the ''Birmingham Post-Herald.'' Finebaum's work has earned him more than 250 national, regional, and area sports writing awards, including his stories on the recruitment of Alabama basketball player Buck Johnson. In 1993, he broke the story of Antonio Langham, a University of Alabama football player who signed a contract with a sports agent while playing for the school, which led to an NCAA probation for the school. Finebaum joined the '' Mobile Press Register'' in 2001 where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardon The Interruption
''Pardon the Interruption'' (abbreviated ''PTI'') is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories of the day in "sports... and other stuff" (as Kornheiser put it in the show's original promo). For thirteen years Tony Reali also appeared as the statistician and correcting errors that Mike and Tony made. Similar in format to Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert's '' At the Movies'', ''PTI'' is known for its playful banter between the cohosts, humorous and often loud tone, and a "rundown" graphic which lists the topics yet to be discussed on the right-hand side of the screen. The show's popularity has led to the creation of similar shows on ESPN and similar segments on other series, and the rundown graphic has since been implemented on the morning editions of '' SportsCenter'', among many imitators. History The show began in 2001, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highly Questionable
''Highly Questionable'' (stylized as ''¿Highly Questionable?''; abbreviated ''HQ'') is an American daily sports talk television program on ESPN. Created as a vehicle for former ''Miami Herald'' sportswriter and ESPN contributor Dan Le Batard, who also hosted his own radio show for the network, the show premiered on September 12, 2011. It aired on weekdays at 2:30 PM Eastern. The final show was September 10, 2021. From its premiere until May 10, 2013, the show bore Le Batard's name and was called ''Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable'' (''DLHQ''), and from its premiere until March 23, 2015, the show aired on ESPN2. The program was based in Le Batard's hometown of Miami, Florida, and produced via satellite in Washington, D.C. It was created by the same people behind ''Pardon the Interruption'' (''PTI''), on which Le Batard has appeared multiple times as a substitute host. The show was hosted by Le Batard. His father, Gonzalo "Papi" Le Batard, was his daily co-host until November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalen & Jacoby
''Jalen & Jacoby'' was a sports talk radio and television program that aired on ESPN, featuring ex-NBA player Jalen Rose and sportscaster David Jacoby. The show began as a radio podcast hosted by the two in 2011. The final episode of the series was on November 24, 2022, after the departure of Jacoby from the network. During its run, the television series was also known for interviewing hip-hop musicians live on air. The podcast on which the show is based was awarded an honorary Webby award in 2021. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jalen and Jacoby Sirius XM Radio programs ESPN original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Around The Horn
''Around the Horn'' (''ATH'') is an American sports Round table (discussion), roundtable discussion show, conducted in the style of a panel game, produced by ESPN. The show premiered on November 4, 2002, as a replacement for ''Unscripted with Chris Connelly'', and has aired daily at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, ET on ESPN ever since. The show has been recorded in New York City since September 8, 2014, and has had over 3,600 episodes aired as of 2018. The program emanated from Washington, D.C., where it was located in the same facility as ''Pardon the Interruption'' (PTI). Production still is based in Washington, D.C. The moderator for the show is Tony Reali, who has hosted the program since 2004, replacing Max Kellerman, and also served as the statistician on ''Pardon the Interruption'' until the show's relocation to New York. Broadcast history ''Around the Horn'' premiered on November 4, 2002. From its premiere until January 30, 2004, the show was hosted by Max Kellerman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Up! (TV Program)
''Get Up'' is an American sports talk morning television program hosted by Mike Greenberg that airs weekdays on ESPN. Michelle Beadle was one of the original hosts with Greenberg and Jalen Rose, but decided to leave the program in September 2018 to devote more time to ESPN's NBA coverage. It premiered on April 2, 2018. The program features news, opinion and analysis from the hosts and guests. It airs live weekdays from 8 am–10 am ET with reruns from 10 am–12 pm ET on ESPN2, and from 12 pm–2 pm ET on ESPNews ,and also airs on Sirius XM live. Dan Graziano regularly fills in for Greenberg as host. Prior to ''Get Up'', Greenberg co-hosted the ''Mike & Mike'' radio show with Mike Golic but left in November 2017 after an 18-year run together. Golic's contract with ESPN expired at the end of 2020. The show is broadcast from a newly built studio in Pier 17 at New York's South Street Seaport. The premiere was originally set for New Year's Day 2018, but construc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. It reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. As of 2019 it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier '' New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. After the Alden acquisition, alone among the newspapers acquired from Tribune Publishing, the ''Daily News'' property was spun off into a separate subsidiary called Daily News Enterprises. History ''Illustrated Daily News'' The ''Illustrated Daily News'' was founded by Patters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio was a satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Holdings. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002. It now provides 69 streams (channels) of music and 65 streams of sports, news, and entertainment to its subscribers. Music streams on Sirius carry a wide variety of genres broadcasting 24 hours daily, commercial-free, and uncensored. A subset of Sirius music channels is included as part of the Dish Network satellite television service. Sirius channels are identified by Nielsen Audio with the label "SR" (e.g. "SR120", "SR9", "SR17"). Its business model is to provide pay-for-service radio, analogous to the business model for premium cable television. Music channels are presented without advertising, while its talk channels, such as Howard Stern's Howard 100 and Howard 101 and Jason Ellis (radio host), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
