Earlier today, Bob Ley, ESPN’s longest-tenured anchor, announced he will retire at the end of the month.
In the hours that followed, ESPN programs including SportsCenter, Get Up!, First Take, Golic And Wingo and The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz reported the news and offered praise for the sports media legend. Here are some clips from those salutes:
For 40 years, he has made every colleague and every show better. Thank you, @BobLeyESPN. We’ll keep making you proud. pic.twitter.com/7VYGGUWNgI
— Outside the Lines (@OTLonESPN) June 26, 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post will be updated throughout the day.
SPORTSCENTER AM: NICOLE BRISCOE AND JAY HARRIS
GET UP!: JAY WILLIAMS, MIKE GREENBERG, MARCUS SPEARS AND BOBBY CARPENTER
GOLIC AND WINGO: MIKE GOLIC JR. AND JASON FITZ
THE DAN LEBATARD SHOW WITH STUGOTZ: DAN LEBATARD
FIRST TAKE: MOLLY QERIM, STEPHEN A. SMITH, MAX KELLERMAN AND MARCUS SPEARS
NOON ET SPORTSCENTER: CARI CHAMPION AND DAVID LLOYD
OUTSIDE THE LINES OPENING SEGMENT: JEREMY SCHAAP AND BOB LEY
OUTSIDE THE LINES SIGNOFF: SCHAAP AND LEY
STEPHEN A. SMITH SHOW: SMITH
NFL LIVE: DIANNA RUSSINI, JEFF SATURDAY AND VICTOR CRUZ
HIGH NOON: BOMANI JONES, PABLO TORRE
MIDNIGHT SPORTSCENTER WITH SVP: SCOTT VAN PELT
Shelby Lacy, Andy Hall, Molly Mita, David Scott, Shakeemah Winters and Diane Lamb contributed to this post.