Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1938, Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019) was born. In 1984, Jonathan Lewis, American football player was born. In 1992, Luke Berry, English footballer was born. In 1995, Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast was born. In 1996, John Chancellor, American journalist (born 1927) passed away. In 1996, Jordan Romero, American mountaineer was born. In 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player was born. In 2000, Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer was born. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2008, Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1946) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
ESPN’s future is starting to look familiar
This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. In the early 2000s, Rich Eisen was one of the premier faces of SportsCenter, then-still ESPN’s
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