Behind the Mic: Fox Sports Flies Out Broadcast Teams for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France By Kristian Hernandez, Assistant Editor
Friday, June 7, 2019 - 9:15 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, Fox Sports deploys on-air teams for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, a classic ESPN podcast duo returns together, a long-time comedian is named as the host for the 2019 ESPYS, an Atlanta Braves legend joined Fox Sports South as a guest analyst, ESPN expands the roles of two of their broadcast talent, a former Big 12 reporter now covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN, and Golf Channel's Morning Drive adds a new broadcaster.
The network's broadcaster assignments for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 Group Stage were announced by David Neal, Executive Producer, FIFA Women's World Cup on Fox.
Fox Sports lead FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 play-by-play announcer JP Dellacamera and lead match analyst Aly Wagner are on the call as host nation France faces Korea Republic at 3:00 PM ET on FS1 live from Parc des Princes in Paris. A one-hour edition of FIFA Women's World Cup Live at 2:00 PM ET previews the opening match.
The FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 continues with a full day of matches on Saturday, June 8. Play begins at 9:00 AM ET with Lisa Byington and Cat Whitehill calling the action for Germany vs. China on FS1, followed by Jenn Hildreth and Kyndra de St. Aubin on the call for Spain vs. South Africa at 12:00 PM ET on the Fox broadcast network. At 3:00 PM ET on Fox, Derek Rae and Danielle Slaton are live from Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims for Norway vs. Nigeria. Glenn Davis and Angela Hucles make their FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 debut Sunday, June 9, for Australia vs. Italy at 7:00 AM ET on FS1.
The U.S. Women's National Team begins its Women's World Cup title defense on Tuesday, June 11, opening Group Stage play against Thailand at 3:00 PM ET on the Fox broadcast network. Dellacamera and Wagner have the call live from Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims and are joined by reporter Alex Curry. A one-hour edition of FIFA Women's World Cup Today leads into the match.
Fox Sports' FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 coverage begins Wednesday, June 5, with a one-hour FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 Preview Show from the network's Paris studio. Rob Stone hosts alongside analysts Kate Gill, Ariane Hingst, Alexi Lalas, Karina LeBlanc, Heather O'Reilly, and Kelly Smith with reports from Jenny Taft and Grant Wahl.
Each match day during the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019, Fox Sports presents exclusive studio coverage from its set located in Paris's iconic Place du Trocadero in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Stone and Taft serve as hosts and are joined by analysts Eni Aluko, Gill, Hingst, Lalas, LeBlanc, O'Reilly, and Smith. Christina Unkel is Fox Sports' FIFA Women's World Cup rules analyst, and Wahl serves as correspondent-at-large.
Each match day, LeBlanc and Aaron West co-host FIFA Women's World Cup Now live on Twitter via @FOXSports and @FOXSoccer. Fox Soccer Tonight, which originates from the network's Los Angeles studios, wraps each night during this Summer of Soccer with host Kate Abdo and analysts Leslie Osborne, Christie Pearce Rampone, Maurice Edu, Cobi Jones, and Fernando Fiore providing reaction and analysis to the FIFA Women's World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup
Former ESPN Radio co-hosts Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo will recreate the tremendous chemistry they enjoyed with lively sports conversation in a new podcast, SVP & Russillo. The one-hour offering debuted June 3. After three monthly editions, in September the show will become bi-weekly. Their former ESPN Radio show was heard for six years weekday afternoons until mid-2015.
Van Pelt, who joined ESPN as a golf reporter in 2001 has hosted his own, personalized edition of SportsCenter at midnight since September 2015, bringing his unique perspective to the venerable show. The program showcases Van Pelt's passion for sports, with his self-deprecating wit and disposition toward celebrating stars and storylines. Van Pelt's radio involvement dates from July 2009 when The Scott Van Pelt Show made its debut on ESPN Radio and in a simulcast on ESPN2. Russillo was serving as co-host, and the show was re-named SVP & Russillo in October 2012. It ended in the summer of 2015 when Van Pelt was preparing for the launch of the new midnight SportsCenter.
Russillo, who joined ESPN Audio in 2006, was first heard on a variety of radio shows and formats including talk shows, college football's College GameDay on Radio and the NFL Draft. After Van Pelt left for SportsCenter, Russillo continued to host the show through December 2017. As of January 2018, he hosts a weekly podcast, The Russillo Show. He also appears regularly on SportsCenter and Get Up! to discuss the NBA
The 2019 ESPYS Presented by Capital One will be hosted by acclaimed actor and comedian Tracy Morgan. Morgan, who currently stars on the critically acclaimed The Last O.G., will be joined by top celebrities from sports and entertainment to commemorate the past year in sports by recognizing major sports achievements, reliving unforgettable moments, and saluting the leading performers and performances. The ESPYS will be broadcast live on ABC on Wednesday, July 10, at 8 p.m. ET from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Morgan is one of the most notable and respected comedy actors of our time. He received an Emmy Nomination for his work on 30 Rock and is a nine-time NAACP Image Award nominee. Morgan also received an Emmy nomina
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Behind the Mic: Fox Sports Flies Out Broadcast Teams for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France By Kristian Hernandez, Assistant Editor 
