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Preview How ESPN And ABC’s 2019 NFL Draft Presentations Will Be Innovative, Informative, And Yet Distinctive

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April 24, 2019

| Mike Soltys

Today on the eve of the NFL Draft, ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro shared with employees his thoughts on this week’s multi-network presentation. In this edited clip, he discusses how for 40 years ESPN had helped build this TV phenomenon and the innovative approach in 2019 highlighted by new prime-time telecasts on ABC.

Shelby L. Lacy and Allison Stoneberg produced the video.