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''ESPN Radio SportsCenter'' is a news recap segment on
ESPN Radio ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN". ...
that airs during talk programming and sometimes live games coverage, usually by separate anchors. There are two updates an hour, at the top of the hour and 30 minutes past.


Background

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's marquee segment lasts between one minute and two and a half minutes (depending on time of day) and includes scores, stats, news and sound bites. During the updates, the ''
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'' theme music plays throughout. ''ESPN Radio SportsCenter'' is heard during marquee programs such as ''
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''. It is also heard every twenty minutes during
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and
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broadcasts on ESPN Radio. It can also be heard on certain EA Sports games that include
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integration. The updates can be accessed on demand using the ESPN mobile app. The morning ''ESPN'' ''Radio SportsCenter'' anchors were
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and Christine Lisi. As of August 30, 2010, Mike Greenberg anchored the updates during ''Mike and Mike'' leaving to do '' Get Up!'' on ESPN in 2018. Dan Davis, who is an ESPN Radio original broadcaster, controlled the midday updates, while
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and formerly Jon Stashower were there in the evening. The late night crew usually switched between Neil Jackson and Jay Reynolds. Most of the ''ESPN Radio SportsCenter'' anchors also have other assignments from
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; for instance,
Bob Picozzi Bob Picozzi (born June 4, 1951) is a television and radio announcer who was employed by ESPN and Fox Sports as a play-by-play announcer for college football and basketball. Biography Picozzi was born in Summit, New Jersey, and graduated from Seton ...
also did play-by-play for Big East basketball on ESPN and
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.


Schedule


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See also

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List of ESPN Radio personalities Here is a list of notable former and current ESPN Radio national personalities. Current ESPN Radio personalities A–L * Doug Brown: 1993–present (''ESPN Radio SportsCenter'' and '' SportsCenter Nightly'') * Chris Canty: 2021–present (''Ca ...


References


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External links


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