After a 2 and 2-and-a-half decade run on SportsCenter, John Anderson’s time on ESPN’s flagship present is coming to an finish.

The ESPN fixture introduced that he’ll retire from ESPN when his contract runs up in June, although he should be part of particular initiatives.

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“My contract runs out at ESPN on the finish of June and I’ve determined that would be the finish. I’m gonna go away the corporate. I’m gonna type of retire from ‘SportsCenter.’ I’m going to get to do a couple of monitor and discipline issues. I’m going to get to proceed to do the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon, which I like. And a few NCAA monitor meets and a few SEC stuff. I’m extremely enthusiastic about that. It’s been run.”

Adjustments at ‘SportsCenter’ Led Anderson to Depart

Whereas Anderson appears at peace together with his determination, the community stalwart alluded to adjustments at SportsCenter as the explanation for his determination to maneuver on.

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“The operation has modified, I don’t know that it’s handed me by, but it surely’s taken its toll and I wanna nonetheless be capable of do the perfect exhibits i can. I don’t know that in Years 26 or 27 that I’ve the stamina to undergo it once more.”

Anderson initially joined ESPN from KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, in June of 1999. Since that point, he has been the first anchor of the 11 pm SportsCenter, masking varied monitor and discipline occasions. He additionally hosted the ABC sport present Wipeout from 2008 to 2014.

Adjustments at ESPN

Anderson is the third longtime SportsCenter host to exit ESPN within the final yr. Neil Everett left the community final June, adopted by Sage Steele in August.

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With Anderson now additionally leaving ESPN, the community is clearly coming into a brand new period.

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