Behind the Mic: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman Head to ESPN To Lead New Monday Night Football Booth By SVG Staff
Friday, March 18, 2022 - 6:45 am
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Behind the Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week's edition, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman leave Fox Sports to join ESPN's new Monday Night Football booth, NESN announces their talent lineup for the 2022 Boston Red Sox season, and more.
ESPN Signs Legendary NFL Duo Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to Multi-Year Agreements to Become New Voices of Monday Night Football ESPN has signed play-by-play commentator Joe Buck and football analyst Troy Aikman to multi-year deals, as the NFL's longest current booth pairing and Pro Football Hall of Fame members will become the new voices of Monday Night Football. The iconic duo's 2022 Monday Night Football debut will mark their 21st NFL season in the booth together, matching the legendary Pat Summerall and John Madden's all-time record as on-air NFL partners. In their two decades together, Buck and Aikman have called six Super Bowls, surpassing all other pairings/booths except for Summerall and Madden. Commentator Lisa Salters, Monday Night Football's longest-tenured sideline reporter, will return for her 11th season on the series. John Parry will be the officiating analyst once again.
As part of the agreement, Buck and Aikman will both contribute content to ESPN , with more details to be announced at a later date.
Buck and Aikman's regular-season Monday Night Football debut is set for September 12, 2022, beginning the longstanding television series' 53rd season. Phil Dean will return as producer, and Jimmy Platt as director, for their third and fourth seasons, respectively, on the weekly franchise. On the same night, Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli will return for a second season.
NESN Debuts Talent Roster for 2022 Boston Red Sox Season NESN has announced the talent roster for the 2022 Boston Red Sox season. NESN's coverage of the 2022 season will include extensive game coverage plus hour-long pre- and post-game shows.
The broadcast booth will feature returning play-by-play announcer Dave O'Brien, as well as Massachusetts native Mike Monaco contributing to play-by-play duties. Color analysts throughout the season in the broadcast booth will include: Dennis Eckersley and newcomers Tony Massarotti, Kevin Millar, and Kevin Youkilis. Jahmai Webster will serve as sideline reporter.
NESN's pre- and post-game coverage will be hosted by long-time NESN host Tom Caron, who will be joined by a lineup of Red Sox legends including returning analysts Ellis Burks, Lenny Dinardo, Jim Rice, and Tim Wakefield, plus new addition to the roster Will Middlebrooks. Mo Vaughn will contribute on select days to the pre-game coverage from his at-home batting cage. Adam Pellerin will join the broadcast as occasional host.
West Virginia Univ. Head Coach Bob Huggins & 15-Year Veteran Frank Martin Join NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Coverage as Guest Studio Analysts Turner Sports and CBS Sports has added West Virginia University Head Coach Bob Huggins and veteran Division I Head Coach Frank Martin as guest studio analysts for coverage of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship airing across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Martin and Huggins has joined the Atlanta studio team with host Nabil Karim and analysts Candace Parker, Seth Davis and Rex Chapman.
Huggins is in the top-10 all-time in NCAA Division I Men's coaching victories, having led four different programs for a total of 37 seasons. He has coached WVU since 2007 and made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances with the Mountaineers, including a Final Four appearance in 2010. Huggins also coached Akron (1984-89), Cincinnati (1989-2005) and Kansas State (2006-07).
Martin is a 15-year coaching veteran, compiling a 288-201 record with South Carolina (2012-2022; 171-147) and Kansas State (2007-12; 117-54). He led the Gamecocks to the 2017 Men's Final Four, his deepest run of five NCAA Tournament appearances.
ESPN Re-Signs NBA Analyst Doris Burke with Multi-Year Extension Doris Burke is continuing her illustrious career with the four-letter network. The Curt Gowdy Media Award-winning analyst will continue her high-profile assignments, including ESPN and ABC NBA games throughout the regular season and NBA Playoffs, NBA Finals on ESPN Radio, and NBA Sunday Showcase on ABC.
Expanding the Andscape Brand with New Senior Culture Editor Britni Danielle Britni Danielle, formerly of Shondaland.com, has been named senior culture editor of Andscape, a rebranded and expanded version of The Undefeated. In her new role, Danielle will focus on expository features surrounding African-American music, theater, film and fashion, as well as other areas of the entertainment industry. She will be based in her hometown of Los Angeles, Calif., and will report to Steve Reiss, Executive Editor for Culture and Enterprise.
In her role as culture editor at Shondaland.com from 2019-2022, Danielle produced weekly content and managed the television/film, entertainment and social interest coverage. Prior to Shondaland.com, Danielle was a creative force behind Ebony.com's social media growth as the entertainment and culture director, in 2016, followed by a contributing writer and editor position at Essence.com, in 2018.
Danielle obtained a Bachelor of Arts, in English, from the University of Southern California and a Master of Fine Arts, creative writing, from the City University of New York Brooklyn College. She is also founder of The Write Pitch, a writing course for aspiring freelance journalists.
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Behind the Mic: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman Head to ESPN To Lead New Monday Night Football Booth By SVG Staff 
