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• 194,000 square feet

• 5 1080p-ready broadcast studios

• New home of SportsCenter & NFL • 1,100 of fiber optic cable studio shows

DC-2: New Home of SportsCenter

Beginning in June, 2014 ESPN’s p r o g r a m , SportsCenter , will originate from the brand new “Digital Center 2” – DC- 2 – o n t h e company’s Bristol, Conn. campus. *** Equipped with the latest technology (and designed to be adaptable to emerging ones), DC - If SportsCenter were a cable 2 i s a o n e - of- a - k i n d m e d i a c e n t e r .

network. . . *** th It would be the 5 most-watched Some quick facts: network among men 18-34. • 194,000 Gross Sq. Ft. 1. ESPN • 5 studios offer 25 ,000 sq. ft. of production 2. Cartoon Network (Adult s p a c e Swim) • 9,700 combined sq. ft. S p o r t s C e n t e r s t u d i o s 3. 4. TBS • 9,000 sq. ft. NFL Studio 5. SportsCenter • 6 Production Control Rooms

• 4 Audio Control Rooms

• 16 Edit Suites Source: Nielsen, 2013

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Media Packet Index Page(s) Content 3 Today’s Itinerary 4-5 Official Press Release 6 SportsCenter Did You Know? 7-10 Stats; Time Line; NFL Studio Renderings 11 Bristol Campus Fact Sheet 12-14 Anchors’ and Executives’ Quotes 15-17 SC at World Cup; ESPN Images; LEED info 18-39 Today’s Speakers’ Bios

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Today’s Itinerary

9:30-10:00 – Registration and Breakfast (SportsCenter Conference Room, DC-2)

10-10:30 – Official welcome by Senior Vice President, Operations Jodi Markley (Studio Z, DC-2); Live SportsCenter rehearsal observation (Viewed from Studio XA)

10:30-11:00 – President Q&A (Studio Z, DC-2)

11:15-Noon – Get to know top SportsCenter anchors, and (Studio Z, DC-2)

12:15-1:30 – BBQ Lunch followed by presentation and Q&A with: Executive Vice President, ESPN Digital & Print Media John Kosner; Senior Vice President SportsCenter & News/Information Rob King; Vice President, Director of News Craig Bengtson; SportsCenter Anchor Kevin Connors (Moderator) (DC-2 Balcony/Studio Z)

1:45-3:45 – Hands-on SportsCenter Experience, led by Senior Vice President Content & Information Technology Kevin Stolworthy and SportsCenter anchor Jaymee Sire (Lobby, Studio XA, Control room, media room)

4-5:00 – Follow up discussions, media invited to tour ESPN’s campus (Digital Center 1, ESPN Audio, Newsroom)

Portions of today’s event will be streamed live on ESPN3: http://es.pn/DC2MediaDay

3 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications New State-of-the -Art Home for SportsCenter Unparalleled Media Center Comes On Line in June NFL Programming to Originate from DC-2 Late Summer May 19, 2014 ESPN's Digital Center-2, a 194,000-sq. foot, five-studio media facility, had its ceremonial opening today on the network's Bristol, Conn campus. SportsCenter will be the first program to debut from the state-of-the-art DC-2 in June, followed by NFL programming later this summer.

DC-2’s infrastructure is future proof. The facility is format agnostic, currently planned for 1080p, and can handle all existing media formats and future industry standards capable of carrying data/signals at various rates, that haven’t been adopted by the industry yet. SportsCenter moves into its DC-2 studio from the original Digital Center’s Studio F, which was designed for three hours of live daily SportsCenter in 2004. The new studio can accommodate SportsCenter’s expansion to 18 live hours a day.

DC-2’s SportsCenter studio, unlike any television environment in the world, is designed to support 24/7 programming, and allows for distinct differentiation of each show. The unique environment features a video floor, virtual technology, two touchscreens, a 56 LED multi-dimensional monitor and the ability to do live and pre- produced segments simultaneously.

“The new SportsCenter set embodies the spirit of innovation and ambition that has always distinguished our signature news and information brand,” said Rob King, Sr. Vice President SportsCenter & News. “Our new array of sets and screens provides a powerful showcase for our on-air talent to serve fans with their unique authority and personality. Dynamic new graphics and animation packages convey information and imagery with unprecedented clarity.”

The new SportsCenter set is divided by an enormous glass wall separating the 6,200-sq. foot Studio X, which will be home to those programs on ESPN and ESPN2, from the 3,500-sq.-foot Studio XA – The Annex – from where SportsCenter on ESPNEWS will originate. The center of The Annex will feature a large glass cube/work station, housing a new “SC Display Unit,” dedicated to overseeing what appears in the set’s 114 video and graphic display monitors.

The nearly 10,000-sq. foot SportsCenter studio is twice the size of the current studio and contains 100 more monitors than the original Digital Center studio which debuted in June 2004.

SportsCenter Studio X  South wall -- main desk (Annex Studio in background) flanked by monitors with a 10’x10’ monitor sunken in the floor  East wall – can be configured into six separate panel monitors, one big monitor, or any combination in between with a “cat-walk” in front allowing hosts to interact with the content displayed  Northeast corner -- a 16’ x 10’ monitor wall on rails that can be brought to the center floor monitor to show an L–shaped wall of video  North Wall -- a multidimensional display wall comprised of 56 monitors powered by ESPN-built software.  Northwest corner – a stationary 16’ x 10’ monitor wall  West wall -- similar embedded riser system to the North wall, adding 8 stationary displays and one large center monitor outfitted as a touchscreen device.  SkyDeck – a wire tension grid system allowing operators to walk among the lights, to adjust, reposition or repair fixtures – during a live show if needed.

SportsCenter Studio Annex On the balcony are four Craft Edit Suites for content editing and at the far left of the balcony is the “ Studio;” this is where analysts and guests will be invited to do live streaming or blogging sessions, before or after appearing on SC, to help drive fans to linear or digital platforms.

In the center of the Annex studio is a giant glass cube, this is where the “Display Unit Team” will sit. The team consists of Preditors (Producer/Editors), Motion Graphic Operators, Researchers and Graphic Producers, whose job

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is to create content which will appear in more than 100 monitors in both SportsCenter studios. There is set of workstations for those actively working on the on-air show and a second set for those working pre-production for the next show up.

Fans Will Notice SportsCenter Enhancements in DC-2  Animation: A fresh, unique 3D environment supported by an integrated 2D counterpart to create stylized and inviting environments that feel energetic and embody the spirit of sports and the SportsCenter brand  Music &Sound Design: Evolves the SportsCenter brand with a modern feel while maintaining the signature melody. The theme has three distinctive packages: day time, night time and serious news  Informational Graphics: Updated graphics to show information that is clean, bold and crisp

Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation DC-2 was submitted to the US Green Building Council for consideration for the “Certified” category of the LEED New Construction program. The following have been employed to reduce overall energy consumption:  high efficiency condensing boilers  CO2 monitoring for demand control ventilation  high performance lighting (CFL and LED)  lighting controls: occupancy sensors  daylight control: electronic dimming  variable frequency drive (VFD) controls on fan motors and pumps  High thermal property glazing keeps the building cooler in summer and warmer in winter.  Water efficient landscape design uses native plants selected on the basis of tolerance to dry conditions. No irrigation system for the site is needed.  A groundwater capture system treats groundwater which is used for toilet flushing thereby eliminating the use of municipal water  An air handler condensate water capture system treats condensate water which is then used for cooling tower make-up, reducing the use of municipal water.

SportsCenter App SportsCenter is the best example of ESPN’s app strategy – personalized, social and a template for cohesiveness across all ESPN apps. SportsCenter (formerly ScoreCenter) is the most popular sports app ever: 53 million total downloads.

“Our new visual design unites the linear and digital SportsCenter experiences, so whether you're watching the show on TV or enjoying content on our mobile applications or interacting with our social experiences, you're in a world that looks and feels like SportsCenter,” King said. “We're bringing fans new ways to enjoy unforgettable storytelling, compelling interviews, state-of-the-art statistics and engaging, shareable content.”

LAPC SportsCenter will debut from new studios in the Production Facility in conjunction with the show’s DC-2 launch to ensure a unified look and continuity of the SportsCenter brand.

Two for the Road:

• ESPN Plaza includes 1.2 million square feet in 18 buildings on 123 acres.

• Studio Z, at 2,250 sq. feet, is the smallest DC-2 studio. SportsCenter’s first studio -- Studio B in Building 1, is 1,600 sq. ft.

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• The day SportsCenter debutedSportsCenter (9/7/79): Did and Peyton You Manning Know were? 3 years old. • The first reported on SportsCenter was Lloyd defeating 6-1, 6-0 in the 1979 US Open women’s semifinals. • There have been over 135 SportsCenter anchors since 1979. • Among the shows that aired the evening of SportsCenter’s first show were: ABC’s Evening News with ; ; The Odd Couple; Over Easy with and The Brady Bunch (the episode where Carol’s nephew Oliver comes to stay with the Bradys). • 148 million people tune to SportsCenter each month across the ESPN TV networks. • and hosted the first SportsCenter from Digital Center 1 on June 7, 2004 at 11 p.m. ET. • SportsCenter’s account (@SportsCenter) has 7.4 million followers, as of May 15, 2014.

6 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications SportsCenter Original SportsCenter Set, Circa 1979 Timeline

Sept. 7, 1979 — ESPN launches and the first program aired is the flagship show, SportsCenter, hosted by and . February 6, 1981 — SportsCenter anchor Rhonda Glenn joins ESPN and becomes first full-time female sportscaster for a national TV network.

SportsCenter Cameras: January, 1982 — SportsCenter provides on-site reports from the for the first time.

DC-2 Cameras: October, 1987 — Running back Eric Dickerson announces live on SportsCenter he’s been traded from the LA Rams to Indy Colts.

August 9, 1988 — SportsCenter airs live coverage of press conferences – in each city - announcing ’s trade from to Los SportsCenter’s new home includes what is being called a JITA cam – “Jib Angeles. in the Air.” Positioned on a first-of-its-kind circular track 20 feet in diameter, the camera is attached to a nine-foot arm that hangs from the July, 1989 — SportsCenter’s 1st track. Emmy-winning feature airs (Expos The camera can swoop as low as five feet from the ground and up to 22 pitcher Tim Burke’s adoption of a feet in the air, providing a 360° view of the studio. Guatemalan child is the subject).

October 17, 1989 — and SportsCenter provide the first live, national coverage from earthquake at ’s , showcasing the network’s news and journalistic pedigree. March 4, 1990 — SportsCenter airs exclusive footage of the untimely death of Loyola Marymount . October 10, 1995 — This is SportsCenter, the irreverent, 7 behind-the-scenes, on-air May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications NFL Studio Programming in DC-2 SportsCenter Beginning week 1 of the 2014 in early September, ESPN’s popular NFL shows – including Sunday Timeline NFL Countdown, , NFL Live, NFL Insiders and NFL PrimeTime – will originate from new studios in promotional campaign, begins. Digital Center 2. The sets will include state-of-the-art monitors, May 17, 1998 — The 20,000th touch screens and more. SportsCenter airs at 11 p.m. ET. In addition, each show will have its own distinct studio space, Two days later, the Smithsonian ensuring that every NFL show has its own unique look and feel. Institute hosts a panel discussing the show’s cultural impact. Here are artists’ renderings of the 9,000 square foot space: January, 2000 — The first international edition of SportsCenter, reaching 2.4 million homes in , launches in Portuguese. June 7, 2004 — Digital Center 1 airs its first SportsCenter at 11 p.m. ET. August 11, 2008 — SportsCenter debuts live weekday morning editions. April 6, 2009 — ESPN’s Los Angeles Production Center debuts as the new home of the weekday 1 a.m. ET (10 p.m. PT) SportsCenter. Sept. 13, 2012 — SportsCenter airs its 50,000th edition. June, 2014 — SportsCenter moves into its new home in Digital Center 2’s Studios X and XA.

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Broadcast Center (Bldg. 1) Digital Center 1 Digital Center 2 Opened 1979 2004 2014 Building Size (Sq. Ft.) 21,115 48,800 194,000 Studios (Sq. Ft.) 9,000 17,000 25,000 Tape Machines 600 44 ZERO SportsCenter Studio (Sq. Ft.) 1,600 5,000 9,700

In 2013, American males spent 2.7 billion Inhours 2013, (162 American billion minutes) males watching spent 2.7 billion hoursSportsCenter (162 billion minutes)

watching SportsCenterPer Nielsen , more than any other TV program

Per Nielsen, 2013 ESPN Deportes’ version of

SportsCenter won an Emmy this year

The SportsCenter App has been downloaded 53 million times

The median age of a SportsCenter viewer is 35

32% of SportsCenter viewers are males between 18-34

A category record 49.6 million unique users accessed ESPN

content on mobile devices in April, 2014

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DC-2 will utilize a “SkyDeck” wire tension grid system.

Often found in modern theater installations, the The lobby of DC-2 is home to an interactive, tri- lighting grid is fixed above tower, touchscreen display that houses every “This is the SkyDeck so that operators SportsCenter” commercial from the nearly 20-year can walk among the lights, to long campaign. adjust, reposition or repair fixtures – during a live show Over 400 spots are available for viewing. In 2013, if needed. more than 1 million fans cast votes to pick the best

TISC ad of all time. Here are the Top 5: This is a safer and more 1. “Handshakes” – Robinson Cano spreading germs efficient way of “changing the 2. “Clayton” – John Clayton in his mom’s basement bulbs.” 3. “Betrayal” – caught wearing a Yankees hat by 4. “Wet Willy” – Peyton & tour ESPN 5. “The Spy” – , Russian spy?

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ESPN’s Bristol, Campus Acres: 123 (87 in Bristol; 36 in Southington) Employees: More than 4,000 in Connecticut Buildings: 18 Satellite Dishes: 26 Edifice Square Footage Date Opened Building 0 10,000 2003 Building 1 68,415 1979 w/20,000 sq. ft. Expanded in ’89, ‘93, ‘96 Building 2 67,950 1981 (expanded in 2006) Building 3 63,942 1986 (purchased; 3-story bldg built new in ‘96) Building 4 132,680 2007 Building 5 61,600 1989 (expanded in 1995) Building 8 (Café) 25,473 1999 (18,500 sq.ft., expanded in 2004, 2008) Building 9 10,000 2005 Building 10 15,000 2003 (Wellness Center, expanded in 2012) Building 11 78,000 2001 Building 12 88,500 2004 Building 13 135,000 2010 Digital Center 1 136,000 2004 Child Care Center 48,390 2011 Welcome Center 5,600 2014 Digital Center 2 194,000 2014 Total 1,162,822

Building 8 – to be renamed the Employee Center – is being expanded to 33,863 square feet, to be completed in summer 2015.

Since 2002, ESPN has also leased an increasing amount of space in a nearby location – “North Campus” – totaling 393,000 square feet.

Included in total square footage are two generator buildings, totaling over 22,000 square feet.

11 050814dgn May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications ANCHORS What are you most looking forward to about DC-2? : I can't remember having this much anticipation about anchoring since my very first Sportscenter on Grammy night 1997 with Stuart Scott. I'm genuinely “Christmas morning” excited. We are going to be standing more on the new Sportscenter set. As a leggy 6'4" male this is a great chance to show off my 36-inch inseam more. I win. America wins. Linda Cohn: Being a SportsCenter anchor for 21 years, I’ve seen plenty of growth and change, all for the . This DC-2 studio just could be the biggest leap yet for ESPN and Sportscenter and I'm ready to jump! : I can’t wait to move into our new studio. It’s Next Generation TV. I’m looking forward to growing into the new space and bringing our faithful viewers the most visually spectacular set on TV. Oh, I’m also looking forward to that new car smell! Steve Levy: Over the years SportsCenter has grown with the events we cover and our new studio is just the latest example of that. This will enhance the enjoyment people get from tuning in. I’m coming up on 21 years anchoring SportsCenter and have seen a lot of studios but I've never seen anything like this and I'm sure you'll agree. It’s going to be wild, big and beautiful. David Lloyd: I can feel the current SportsCenter studio becoming “quaint” before our eyes. Also “cramped.” On the 1 p.m. ET SportsCenter, we often do roundtable segments, “The Centerpiece,” where we’ll have five people crowded around a table. It’s a challenge for a director, when a camera shot of an analyst’s ear isn’t necessarily preferable. DC-2 should fix all that. This will be like going straight from (’s) Shibe Park to . A visually stunning place where the bells have whistles. Jade McCarthy: It's funny - in some ways a new Digital Center will entirely change what we do and in other ways it won't change it at all. We will still deliver sports fans all the news, highlights, features and material they want every day. That's the same. But the ‘tools and toys’ we will have available to do it will be so much greater. Just that ability alone is exciting. I love coming to work every day - love what I do - and to have more ways to share information with our viewers on a daily basis - what could be better? Chris McKendry: I joke that I never thought my career would survive the transition from standard definition to high definition but it has! Needless to say, making this move to DC-2 is amazing. ESPN sets the standard and DC-2 shows that it is once again raising the bar. It’s great to be on a team that operates with such commitment and energy.

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Kevin Negandhi: The new studio will give us a chance to explore as much space as the camera can possibly hold and the freedom to be more creative with the current technology and at the same time never lose sight of what the fans have always wanted – sports and entertainment at its best. The enthusiasm has been building and I can’t wait to show America the new toys in our new home every weekday morning. Trust me, I plan on pressing every shiny new button I see. : The new Digital Center is a great opportunity for forward-thinking content that enables the viewer to seeNever the day’s Obsolete SportsCenter highlights and news in new ways that take full advantage of all of the creative and technological resources available. Bram Weinstein: I'm beyond excited about the debut of DC-2. It's going to change everything we do so dramatically and the possibilities of how we utilize it are endless. I am honored to be part of what will be the next generation of SportsCenter. DC-2 has so many features it is going to take us months if not years to fully utilize its capabilities. There is nothing like it, which is what makes it so exciting. The way we interact with viewers, the way we showcase content, the way we present the brand SportsCenter – it's all about to change, and I can't wait to see the results.

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EXECUTIVES

Steve Anderson, Executive Vice President Content Operations & Creative Services: The launch of DC-2 and the new SportsCenter studio will be the culmination of an awful lot of people from many different departments working as a team and collaborating to make this a success, including: Facilities, Technology, Production, Operations, Creative Services, Studio Directing and the Stats and Information Group. They have worked together for years planning, designing and building DC-2 as well as creating the SportsCenter studio, set, graphic and music packages that will allow us to present SportsCenter in a dynamic new environment utilizing new, cutting edge tools to enhance how we provide sports news and information to our fans. The SportsCenter set will be the first of many exciting new sets that we will be building in DC-2 over the next 12 months (see page 8).

Rob King, Senior Vice President SportsCenter & News/Information: The new SportsCenter set embodies the spirit of innovation and ambition that has always distinguished our signature news and information brand. Our new array of sets and screens provides a powerful showcase for our on-air talent to serve fans with their unique authority and personality. Dynamic new graphics and animation packages convey information and imagery with unprecedented clarity, and our new visual design unites the linear and digital SportsCenter experiences, so whether you're watching the show on TV or enjoying content on our mobile applications or interacting with our social experiences, you're in a world that looks and feels like SportsCenter. In all, we're bringing fans new ways to enjoy unforgettable storytelling, compelling interviews, state-of-the-art statistics and engaging, shareable content.

Aaron Taylor, Senior Vice President, Marketing: Our promise to fans is to deliver sports with authority and personality, and the new studio will help us do that better than ever before. Not only will our authority be further enabled through enhanced technical, graphic and social capabilities to improve storytelling, but our personality will come through better as you will see our personalities on screen more. We’re also excited to have a new canvas for the “This is SportsCenter” campaign. In fact, we’ve already started filming some new spots and are having a lot of fun with the new space.

Craig Bengtson, Vice President, Director of News: I’ve had the pleasure of overseeing SportsCenter for more than seven years now. And, this new studio, along with the fresh animation, graphics and music packages, are not only going to change in a positive way for the viewer how we make television, but how everyone who works on the program does their job.

Michael Shiffman, Senior Coordinating Producer, SportsCenter: I am extremely excited by the opportunities DC-2 will allow us to tell stories in a state-of-the-art and cutting edge way. There is no other studio environment like this and, as once said to , ‘Can’t Wait!’”

14 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications SportsCenter at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

ESPN will present more than 17 hours of stand-alone, FIFA World Cup editions of SportsCenter beginning Friday, June 13 through Sunday, July 5, live from Brazil. ESPN’s flagship news and information show will be based at ’s Clube dos Marimbás, a popular members-only sailing club on the southern tip of Copacabana Beach.

The SportsCenter will air entirely from Brazil, marking the first time ESPN will feature stand-alone editions of the program from a World Cup remote location.

ESPN’s host studio at the 2014 FIFA World Cup was designed to replicate the on-air look of ESPN’s new, state-of-the-art studio environment at Digital Center 2 in Bristol, Conn. – set to launch in June. During the group stage, the stand-alone specials on ESPN or ESPN2 will air for 30 minutes. In the elimination rounds, most editions will be 90 minutes.

ABC network will also broadcast SportsCenter at the FIFA World Cup, a series of 30-minute stand-alone editions except for a one-hour show on Saturday, July 5. Schedule for the SportsCenter specials:

Dates Time (ET) Network Fri, June 13 2 - 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 / WatchESPN 5 - 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 / WatchESPN Sat, June 14 2 - 2:30 p.m. ABC / WATCH ABC 8 - 8:30 p.m. ESPN / WatchESPN Sun, June 15 2 - 2:30 p.m. ABC / WATCH ABC Mon, June 16 – Sat, June 21 2 - 2:30 p.m. ESPN / WatchESPN 5 - 5:30 p.m. ESPN / WatchESPN Sun, June 22 2 - 2:30 p.m. ABC / WATCH ABC Sat, June 28 2 - 3:30 p.m. ABC / WATCH ABC Sun, June 29 – Tue, July 1 2 - 3:30 p.m. ESPN / WatchESPN Fri, July 4 2 - 3:30 p.m. ESPN / WatchESPN Sat, July 5 2 - 3 p.m. ABC / WATCH ABC

Leading into the , the award-winning program will preview each of the eight World Cup groups daily, beginning Monday, June 2 and continuing through Tuesday, June 10. Throughout the month-long tournament, all editions of SportsCenter will include reports and segments from the World Cup in Brazil.

SportsCenter at the 2014 FIFA World Cup hosts, reporters, analysts and production team: Hosts: , Bob Ley and Lynsey Hipgrave. Reporters: , , , John Sutcliffe and Rubens Pozzi. Analysts: Steve McManaman, (England); , , Kasey Keller (USA); Michael Ballack (); Efan Ekoku (Nigeria); (); Gilberto Silva (Brazil); Santiago Solari (); (); and Roberto Martinez (). Production team: Jed Drake (senior vice president and executive producer), Amy Rosenfeld (coordinating producer), Peter McConville (coordinating producer) and Scott Favarola (coordinating director).

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The main lobby of DC-2. The conservation measures employed for the building will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful environmental pollutants, which will reduce air pollution and improve air quality.

ESPN’S Digital Center 2 Submitted for LEED Certification

ESPN’s Digital Center 2 was built with sustainability, energy efficiency and water conservation in mind from the very earliest design stage. This focus resulted in the DC-2 project being submitted by the design team to the US Green Building Council for consideration in the LEED New Construction program.

“Sustainability is important to ESPN and we wanted to show that even a production facility which by nature uses a lot of energy could be an example of sustainability for others to follow,” said John Cistulli, ESPN senior director, global construction and facilities engineering. “Through collaboration and creativity, we succeeded.”

Energy Water The following building systems and components ESPN’s facilities department also earmarked water have been employed to reduce overall energy efficiency as a when designing DC-2. Some consumption: examples: • Water efficient landscape design with no irrigation  high efficiency condensing boilers system needed for the site.  CO2 monitoring for demand control • Waterless urinals reduce dependency on municipal ventilation water system.  high performance lighting (CFL and LED) • A groundwater capture system treats groundwater  lighting controls: occupancy sensors which is used for toilet flushing.  daylight control: electronic dimming • An air handler condensate water capture system  high-efficiency electric water chillers treats condensate water which is then used for cooling tower make-up, reducing the use of municipal water.  variable frequency drive (VFD) controls on

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John Skipper President ESPN, Inc. Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks

Since taking the helm as ESPN President and Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks on January 1, 2012, John Skipper has secured ESPN’s leadership position in the crowded sports media landscape into the next decade with bold moves and a commitment to championship events delivered across every available platform. Throughout, he has continued to foster what he calls “our best strategic advantage – the people and culture of ESPN.”

Most noteworthy, Skipper has led ESPN to a series of long-term, multiplatform agreements with major rightsholders (all through at least 2021) and distributors:

 Major League , the Playoff, ACC, Big 12, US Open , Rose, Sugar and Orange Bowls, WNBA, American Athletic Conference,  In addition, ESPN and the SEC announced a 20-year agreement to create and operate the ESPN SEC Network and digital platforms, while extending the existing media rights agreement through 2034. 19 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

 Cablevision, , , AT&T U-Verse, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NTRC)

As President, Skipper has emphasized two ESPN hallmarks – always looking ahead and embracing technology to serve sports fans. The largest example will debut in May 2014, a 195,000-square-foot Digital Center 2 at the Connecticut headquarters. The facility, ESPN’s largest building by far, will include numerous technical firsts and is designed to fulfill the growing commitment to mobile offerings. With an eye on fulfilling ESPN’s mission to serve sports fans and growing ESPN’s audience at home and abroad, Skipper has also strongly supported the evolution of the critically acclaimed ESPN Films sports documentary series; the growth of the company’s multimedia business in ; multiplatform Spanish-language ESPN Deportes; and espnW, a digital initiative launched in 2010 to better serve female sports fans. According to Skipper, to maintain the company’s competitive edge, such growth, change and innovation are essential. “ESPN is deeply woven into the lives of sports fans, yet we continue to seek new avenues to inform and entertain,” he says, adding, “We must act like an insurgent, not an incumbent.”

An energetic and insightful collaborator who embraces teamwork and intelligent debate to come to decisions, Skipper’s business relationships are defined by finding “win-win” solutions in an increasingly complicated global media landscape. Not surprisingly, he is who ESPN strives to serve – a passionate sports fan – and he is extremely focused on driving business and creative success, earning him the respect of colleagues and competitors alike. Indeed, within his first year after ascending to the top spot, he was named the most influential person in sports by Sports Business Journal.

Skipper, 58, had been ESPN’s executive vice president, Content, since October 2005, responsible for the creation, programming and production of ESPN content across all media platforms, including television, , Internet, broadband, wireless, print, interactive games and home entertainment. He had been executive vice president, sales & ESPN Enterprises, since August 2004.

ESPN Career In his 14 years with the company prior to becoming President, Skipper was a key architect of ESPN’s explosive growth. He played leadership roles overseeing the company’s television, digital, print and advertising sales initiatives, as well as ESPN’s focus on brand extensions, bringing the company’s “best available screen” philosophy to life across more platforms and with more wide-ranging major rights agreements than at any time since ESPN’s launch in 1979. This strategy – along with an emphasis on live sports - has strengthened ESPN’s unparalleled relationship with fans while meeting the growing business needs of ESPN’s distributors and advertisers.

Under his leadership, ESPN consistently set records for television ratings and digital consumption, and negotiated several wide-ranging, major rights agreements with the NFL, NBA, , the BCS, FIFA, the , the British Open, the USTA, Wimbledon and several college conferences. Each of those agreements was marked by a significant change that took hold under Skipper – a wide swath of multimedia rights that went well beyond just television to include all forms of media, and terms that extended for a much longer period of time, sometimes a decade or more. This change of approach envisioned an evolving media world driven by the marriage of technology with content, and established stability for ESPN and all of its business partners for years to come.

Skipper’s ability to meld creative and business success was demonstrated early when he joined ESPN in June 1997 as senior vice president and general manager of ESPN The . He oversaw one of the most successful magazine launches of the 1990s. During its inaugural year, the magazine earned more than20 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

20 awards, including "Best New Magazine" honors from both Advertising Age and AdWeek , as well as a 1999 National Magazine Award for design. In January 2000, he added the same title for ESPN.com and in January 2003 was promoted to executive vice president.

Skipper’s early vision on how content should be presented on digital platforms continues to pay dividends today. With ESPN.com in 2000, he began the to broadband from dial-up well before broadband was widely available; launched a pay section, ESPN Insider, with richer content that continues to grow, and completely revamped the site’s approach to advertising. More recently, he envisioned and launched what is now ESPN3, a television network delivering 4,000 live events annually on the web and through mobile devices; helped lead the creation of the Watch ESPN authenticated app which has been downloaded more than four million times, and led the evolution of ESPN the Magazine’s content to include print and digital platforms.

Skipper’s tenure overseeing customer marketing and sales was comparatively brief but very impactful – he worked closely with sales leaders to create a truly integrated, cross platform sales force that continues to lead the industry today.

Accomplishments, Awards and Accolades During his years leading Content, the collective audience for ESPN’s domestic television networks rose 31%, and weekly users of all of ESPN’s cross-platform content rose 25% to more than 101 million fans. In both 2010 and 2011, ESPN’s U.S. networks combined to set records for the most-watched fiscal year in the company’s history.

ESPN also continued to distinguish itself with dozens of prestigious industry awards, including 36 Sports , two Peabody Awards and several GLAAD, NABJ and NAMIC Vision awards. During his tenure leading the Magazine and ESPN.com, the company has won two General Excellence Awards given by the American Society of Magazine Editors (2003, 2006) and the ONA Online Award for General Excellence in 2003. ESPN.com also won EPpy Awards (given by Editor & Publisher) for best cable network website and best sports website twice in the past 10 years (2006, 2009).

Skipper has frequently appeared on several media and cable industry “most influential” lists, including Sports Business Journal, CableFAX Magazine, Business Week and The Sporting News.

Prior to ESPN Before joining ESPN The Magazine, Skipper served nearly three years as senior vice president of The Disney Publishing Group where he was in charge of all Disney's magazine, book and licensed publishing operations in the . Since 1990, Skipper was vice president of Disney Magazine publishing, overseeing Disney Adventures, Discover, FamilyFun and Family PC.

Prior to joining The Disney Publishing Group, Skipper held the title of president and publishing director at Spin magazine. Earlier he spent 10 years with Straight Arrow Publishing including eight years with . At Straight Arrow, he rose to publisher of US magazine.

Biographical Information Skipper holds bachelor's and master's degrees in English Literature from the University of and Columbia University, respectively. He is married with two sons.

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Jan. 1, 2012 President, ESPN; Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks Oct. 2005 Executive Vice President, Content Aug. 2004 Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales & ESPN Enterprises Jan. 2003 Executive Vice President, ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com Jan. 2000 SVP and GM, ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com June 1997 SVP and GM, ESPN the Magazine July 1994 SVP, The Disney Publishing Group Nov. 1990 VP, Disney Magazine Publishing Jan. 1990 President & Publishing Director, Spin Magazine May 1979 Straight Arrow Publishing

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John Kosner Executive Vice President, ESPN Digital & Print Media

John Kosner is marking his 10th anniversary as ESPN’s digital leader. As ESPN’s executive vice president, digital and print media, Kosner heads up development for ESPN.com, the world’s leading online sports service, ESPN The Magazine, and ESPN’s industry-leading applications for all screens including WatchESPN and ESPN3, the premier live sports event online service; and SportsCenter, the world’s most popular sports app. Kosner also oversees “.com,” the innovative sports and pop-culture site headed by ESPN’s star sportswriter and espnW, the network’s initiative targeted at female sports fans. Additionally, Kosner manages ESPN’s digital content development in Social Media and its partnerships with , Twitter and other top third-party networks. Kosner was promoted to his current title in January 2012, and had overseen all these properties as senior vice president, digital & print media, since May 2011. Kosner has overseen ESPN Digital Media since 2003, a period of tremendous growth and industry recognition for ESPN. Kosner and his team have helped ESPN.com establish a clear leadership position on 23 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

the Internet, in Digital Video and in Mobile:

 Pioneering online video with ESPN Motion, ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app;  Developing ESPN Insider, an industry-leading paid subscription service;  Guiding ESPN to #1 in Fantasy Sports;  Achieving a commanding leadership share in sports mobile web and mobile apps, including the top- ranked mobile apps in the sports category;  Building a digital audio powerhouse with ESPN Radio, including ESPNRadio.com and PodCenter, the leading sports destination;  Forging valuable partnerships with Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Xbox, YouTube, Instagram, Foursquare, eBay and Flipboard.

ESPN Digital Media has also received numerous awards including the Sports Business Journal Awards for Digital four times in five years (2012, 2011, 2009 and 2008) and the 2011 SBJ Sports Technology Award for WatchESPN. ESPN.com has also won seven Sports Emmy’s and two Online Journalism Awards, including the prestigious Award for General Excellence. During Kosner’s term, Richard Lapchick has heralded ESPN’s commitment to diversity in his annual report cards on diversity hiring in digital and print sports media. Sports Business Journal ranked Kosner as the Most Influential in Online Sports in October 2008, one of several accolades he has received. Kosner also serves as Chairman of the Online Publishers Association and is a member of the Alumni Council of his alma mater, the Collegiate School in City. Kosner is a 35-year veteran of sports media, starting as an intern at NBC Sports in 1978. He joined ESPN in 1997 as vice president, programming development. In 1999, he was named vice president, ESPN.com programming and broadband development. Earlier, Kosner worked in programming at CBS Sports; at the NBA, where he led the league’s operations for seven years; and at , where he developed television and interactive content for Sports Illustrated and SI for Kids magazines. Kosner was graduated with distinction from Stanford University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History. Kosner lives in New York with his wife Diane Burstein, their son Luke and his older children, Walter and Grace.

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Rob King Senior Vice President, SportsCenter & News/Information

In January 2014, Rob King was named Senior Vice President, SportsCenter and News/Information, transitioning from the digital and print arena to oversee all of SportsCenter and ESPN’s newsgathering operations, and to lead the future efforts of the company’s biggest sub-brand.

Previously, as Senior Vice President, Content, ESPN Digital & Print Media, King was responsible for all content and the overall editorial direction of ESPN’s leading portfolio of digital and print sports properties, including text, audio, video and multimedia content. He also oversaw management of the award-winning team of more than 200 editors, writers and designers across ESPN.com and its network of related sites, ESPN The Magazine and espnW. King worked with ESPN’s many news, information and programming units to develop greater cross-platform integration and development of cross-media franchises.

In June 2007 he served as vice president and Editor-In-Chief of ESPN.com, before adding oversight of digital video and audio content as well as all editorial content on ESPN’s local sites. In 2004 he was senior coordinating producer in the studio production unit, responsible for (at various times): ESPN’s award- 25 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

winning NBA studio programming; the award-winning ; ESPN’s on-location coverage of major events, including the Masters and the U.S. Open; and ESPNEWS, the nation’s only 24-hour sports news television network.

King began his career in the newspaper business. From 1997-2004, he was at the Philadelphia Inquirer, serving as graphic artist, deputy sports editor, assistant managing editor and deputy managing editor. Prior to that, King worked at the Louisville Courier-Journal as a graphic artist, director of photography and presentation editor. From 1987 through 1992, he worked at the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, N.J., a major suburban Philadelphia paper. His first job was with the Commercial-News in Danville, Ill., as a general assignment reporter and graphic artist.

King received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Wesleyan University in 1984. In 1986, King attended Penn State, studying Journalism as part of the School of Communication’s inaugural graduate class. He is a proud former member of the Daily Collegian staff.

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Jodi Markley Senior Vice President, Operations

In August of 2007 Jodi Markley was named senior vice president, operations. Her team includes: remote operations, production operations, operations development and studio directors. In her role, Markley has direct oversight of the logistics planning and execution of all productions in the studios and in the field.

Prior to her current role, Markley served as senior vice president, international production, ESPN Classic and ESPNEWS, for three years. She oversaw the production and operations efforts for ESPN International's Latin America, Atlantic and Pacific Rim networks, the Spanish-language domestic network ESPN Deportes, as well as all programming and production for ESPN Classic and ESPNEWS.

Markley joined ESPN full-time in March 1989 in broadcast operations control. She was promoted to production coordinator, ESPN International, the following year, and was named director in 1995. In 1997, she was promoted to vice president and assumed responsibility for international operations. In April 2001, her responsibilities grew to include all commercial operations, remote operations and program integration, in addition to international production.

Markley played an integral role in the launch of dozens of ESPN International networks, as well as numerous programming initiatives – including 13 different versions of SportsCenter around the globe. Markley was also part of the launch of ESPN Deportes in the U.S. Under Markley, ESPN International 27 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

garnered 21 Telly awards, as well as two Broadcast Designer Association World Class Awards. During her tenure, ESPN Classic was nominated for seven Emmy awards, won an Emmy for SportsCentury, and won eight Telly Awards. In her current role, Markley’s groups have won eight Emmy Awards for technical achievement.

Prior to joining ESPN, Markley worked as production manager for film company Motion, Inc., co- producing numerous documentaries. She had also been a freelance producer and associate director for ESPN, TSN, BSkyB and TESN.

A native of , Markley was graduated from the University of South with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications in 1986, and an Executive MBA from Simmons College in 2000. She is a member of WICT (Women in ) and AWSM (Association for Women in Sports Media). Markley also serves on the Advisory Board for SVG (Sports Video Group) and serves on the Board for the Connecticut and Rhode Island chapters of The American Red Cross. She is an alumnus of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute and was selected as one of Broadcast and Cable’s 2011 “Women to Watch.” Recently, Markley was named to the Multichannel News Class of 2014 “Wonder Women” list and CableFAX: The Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Cable” for 2013.

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Kevin Stolworthy Senior Vice President, Content & Information Technology

Kevin Stolworthy serves as ESPN’s senior vice president, content and information technology. He is responsible for all content production and corporate information systems, broadcast technical facilities design and maintenance, enterprise software development and content transmission technology and operations. These include the departments responsible for broadcast systems engineering, implementation and support; IT infrastructure; corporate and production networks; production systems design and implementation; corporate desktop systems; transmission & network traffic; telecommunications; and business application development. For his wide-ranging role with ESPN’s industry-leading, cutting-edge technology, he was chosen by Broadcasting & Cable as a 2012 Technology Leader. Previously, Stolworthy was senior vice president, operations and creative services, responsible for all operations departments that produce content for multiple ESPN entities. His team included: remote operations which oversees hiring freelance crews and mobile units; commercial operations who coordinate 29 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

with ad sales on commercial and billboard execution; creative services that generates animation, graphics and set design for ESPN shows; and production operations which handle all in-house technical operating positions and studio directors. Stolworthy began his career at ESPN in 1991 as a director for SportsCenter. After two years, he was promoted to coordinating director (1993-1994), senior coordinating director (1994-1999) and then to vice president, technical operations and creative services (1999-2005). Prior to joining ESPN, Stolworthy worked as a senior director at WTVJ in Miami. He gained additional production knowledge during directorial stints at WFSB in Hartford, Conn. (1985-1987), WDAF in Kansas City, Mo. (1981-1985) and at KLTV in Tyler, (1980-1981). Stolworthy, a native of Centereach, N.Y., received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University in 1980.

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Craig A. Bengtson Vice President, Director of News

Craig Bengtson is vice president and director of news at ESPN. Named to that position in January of 2014, he is responsible for the “Cross Platform Newsgathering Unit,” which includes: the News, Assignment and Planning Desks; Domestic Bureaus; the Feature and Enterprise Units; along with E:60.

Prior to his current assignment, Bengtson was Vice President of SportsCenter, responsible for the editorial content and production of ESPN’s flagship news and information program. Bengtson joined ESPN in 2006 as a Senior Coordinating Producer.

Before coming to ESPN, Bengtson was an Executive Producer at ABC News in charge of the “World News Tonight, Saturday/Sunday;” and a Senior Producer responsible for domestic news coverage on the “World News Tonight with .” Bengtson was at ABC from 1997 to 2006. Prior to that, he was a Producer for the “CBS Evening News with .”

Bengtson began his career as a News Director, Anchor and Reporter for WKXL Radio in Concord, N.H., before joining CBS News Radio as a Writer and Producer in 1987. Bengtson has received multiple Emmy Awards, along with a Peabody Award for his work at ABC News on the coverage of September 11, 2001, and an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award for his role as the Executive Producer in charge of the coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope 31 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

Benedict XVI. He also oversaw the news coverage of the death of President , the Asia Tsunami and the capture of Saddam Hussein.

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Kevin Connors SportsCenter Anchor

Kevin Connors joined ESPN in July 2008. Kevin is a full-time SportsCenter anchor, host of NBA Coast-to-Coast and also handles college play-by-play assignments for the networks.

Kevin came to ESPN from WCBS-TV in New York, where he served as weekend sports anchor & WCBS NewsRadio 880 where he handled afternoon drive sports updates.

A five-time New York State Broadcaster’s Association Award winner for Outstanding Sportscast, Kevin is a native of Rockville Centre, N.Y. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in television-radio from in 1997 and was a four-year member of the Ithaca men’s basketball team. Kevin and his wife Emilie reside in Newington, CT.

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Steve Levy SportsCenter Anchor

Steve Levy has been an anchor on SportsCenter since joining ESPN in August 1993. Along the way, he has also handled play-by-play on the NHL (1995 – 2005) on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports, college football on ESPN2 (1999 – 2002) and the NCAA I men’s hockey semifinals and finals – “The Frozen Four” – in 1998 and ‘99. The versatile Levy has also served as the studio host for ESPN’s NHL telecasts and co- hosted The NFL on ESPN Radio — previewing, reviewing and updating National Football League games all day on Sundays throughout the season.

Levy worked the three longest televised NHL playoff games in history – the five- game between and Philadelphia in May 2000 on ESPN, the five-OT thriller between Anaheim and in April 2003 on ESPN and the four-overtime contest between Pittsburgh and on ESPN2 in April 1996.

Prior to joining ESPN, Levy’s television experience included working at WCBS-TV in New York as a sports anchor/reporter (1992-93) and hosting “Sports Desk” on the Network (1989).

Levy’s radio experience includes serving as a weekend sports reporter and host of The NFL In Action and various call-in programs at WFAN-AM in New York (1986-93). He also produced and hosted a nationally syndicated pre-game show on the NHL (1988-89), and hosted intermission updates for the ’ and Knicks’ games and filled in as a host for SportsNight at WNBC-AM in New York 34 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

(1987-88). He was also a part-time reporter for various sports events at WABC-AM (1987).

Levy began his television career at WTOP-TV in 1983 while an undergraduate at SUNY at Oswego. He worked at the station during his four years at Oswego State and was sports director there for two years (1986-87). Levy also called play-by-play for Oswego State’s hockey team on WOCR-Radio.

In 1997, he received the first-ever “G.O.L.D Award” from Oswego State, which honors an outstanding graduate of the last decade who has achieved prominence in his career. The school also honored Levy and expressed thanks for a donation in 2006 when they named the in the school’s hockey arena after him.

Levy has had cameo appearances in six movies, starting in 1999 when he played himself in Mystery, Alaska, a story about a small town hockey team’s big game against the New York Rangers. He has also appeared in Fever Pitch, , The Game Plan, Tooth Fairy and Parental Guidance. In Spring 2013 he shot scenes for Grudge Match, featuring and Robert De Niro, and Disney’s , with .

Starting in January 2004, for two years he and ESPN NHL commentator were part-owners of the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League.

Born March 12, 1965, Levy is a 1987 graduate of Oswego State with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications with a concentration in broadcasting.

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Stuart Scott SportsCenter Anchor

Since joining ESPN in 1993 for the launch of ESPN2 as a host of short sports update segments, Stuart Scott’s role and visibility on studio shows has consistently grown. His primary roles are on SportsCenter – often anchoring the 11 p.m. ET edition – and on NFL and NBA programming. Beginning April 2009, Scott added west coast responsibilities to his schedule, hosting a select of SportsCenter 1 a.m. ET (10 p.m. ET) editions from the network’s state-of-the-art production facility in Los Angeles.

Since 2008, Scott has been the lead host for NBA on ESPN and ABC, including the NBA Finals on ABC, anchoring the critically acclaimed pre-game, halftime and post-game programs. He is also studio host for NBA on ESPN since 2002.

When moved to ESPN in 2006, Scott added on-site hosting duties to his schedule during the NFL season, including the 90-minute edition of Monday Night Countdown, aired live from 7-8:30 p.m. and post-game SportsCenter coverage at the site of that night’s game. Scott has previously appeared on NFL PrimeTime during the 1997 season, Monday Night Countdown from 2002-2005, and Sunday NFL Countdown during the 1999 to 2001 seasons. Scott has also hosted ESPN’s series (2004-05), (2004-06), the New Year’s Eve specials on ESPN in 2005 and the live ABC special of ’s “Drowned Alive” stunt in 2006.

His unique style and vocabulary – including “Boo-yah!” and “He must be buttah ‘cause he’s on a roll” – have made him one of the network’s most popular and recognized anchors. After serving as an original 36 May 22, 2014 #SCMediaDay ESPN Communications

SportSmash anchor on ESPN2’s SportsNight, Scott served as host of Edge NFL Matchup, a weekly 30-minute show which previewed select NFL games; ESPN2’s NBA 2Night, an NBA news and highlight program; and ESPN2’s SportsNight: College Football Edition.

He has also covered the MLB and NCAA Final Four in 1995, and the NBA Finals for SportsCenter since 1997. In the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, Scott’s coverage included exclusive, one-on-one interviews with . He has also interviewed Tiger Woods, , President Clinton and President during the 2008 presidential campaign. A personal and professional highlight for Scott was being requested by U.S. soldiers to be part of ESPN’s SportsCenter: Salute the Troops effort in which he and fellow SportsCenter co-anchors hosted a week of programs originating from Kuwait in September 2004. Prior to joining ESPN, Scott worked for WESH-TV in Orlando, Fla., as a sports reporter and sports anchor from 1990 to 1993. While at WESH, he earned first place honors from the Central Florida Press Club for a feature on rodeo.

Scott also worked as a news reporter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C. (1988-90), and as a news reporter and weekend sports anchor at WPDE-TV in Florence, S.C. (1987-88). Scott was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications and radio, television and motion pictures. At North Carolina he worked at a student radio station WXYC-FM as a sports and news reporter and played wide receiver and defensive back for a club football team.

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Jaymee Sire SportsCenter Anchor

Jaymee Sire is a SportsCenter anchor, who has hosted NFL Live, NFL Insiders and Fantasy Football Now, and contributed to the network’s Major League Baseball and Little League World Series on-site coverage.

Sire joined ESPN in March of 2013 as a studio news anchor, including hosting Highlight Express on ESPNEWS.

Prior to joining ESPN, Sire was a sports anchor/reporter at Bay Area in San Francisco (2008-13) where she was nominated for three regional Emmy’s (winning once). She also produced feature stories and shows, and contributed to the station’s website through and video, regularly interacting on social media.

Previously, she held the same positions at KFMB-TV in San Diego (2003-08), where she produced and wrote daily features, provided live shots and served as fill-in anchor, and at KRTV in Great Falls, Mont. (2002-03), where she produced, wrote and anchored weekend sportscasts and a weekly Sporting Life

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feature.

Sire received a San Francisco/Northern Emmy for “All A’s: A’s in ” (2009), was awarded a Pacific Southwest Emmy Award for Best Sports Story (2007), and was recognized with a RTNA Golden Mike Award (Southern California) for Best Sports Feature Reporting (2004). While at Washington State University she received the 2002 Judith Waller Award for Outstanding Senior Woman in Broadcasting.

Sire, who graduated from WSU in 2002 with a BA in Communications, is a native of Great Falls, Mont. She also maintains a fun and informative cooking called “e is for eat.”

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