In advance of the ESPN network upfronts today, the Alleged Worldwide Leader announced that it will get rid of the taped editions of SportsCenter and will go live for 9 hours between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
During that time, two anchors will work in three hour shifts and that will include former NBC Sports and CBS Early Show anchor Hannah Storm who will be in the 9 a.m. – noon rotation.
The new live 9 hour morning edition of SportsCenter will debut on August 11 during the first week of the Summer Olympics in Communist China.
ESPN officials say that a taped edition of SportsCenter no longer fits in the changing landscape of sports.
It appears the other anchors of the morning editions will come from the ESPN ranks. Ms. Storm is the only hire from outside the company.
