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New York Post
22-05-2025
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- New York Post
Stan Verrett explains stunning ESPN split after 25 years
The journalism industry looks nothing like it did when Stan Verrett joined ESPN some 25 years ago. Seeing that evolution in the industry factored into why the longtime 'SportsCenter' host is saying goodbye to the World Wide Leader. 'Our business has changed greatly since I got in. It's time that I changed along with it,' Verrett posted on X on Tuesday night. 'Fortunately, there are some tremendous opportunities to do that, while remaining in my adopted hometown, Los Angeles, which I love. Stay tuned.' 3 Stan Verrett during the 2017 Peach Bowl. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Verrett and ESPN are splitting ways after a strong run together, with Front Office Sports reporting that the network is not renewing his contract when it expires this summer. The 59-year-old began with ESPN and has served as a late-night host for the popular 'SportsCenter' program, which has also changed over the two-plus decades he has been with the network. He's been in the 1 a.m. slot since 2009 and primarily worked with Neil Everett before he left the network in 2023. It seems one factor in the decision comes from him being located in Los Angeles while the network is planning to stop hosting a 'SportsCenter' show in Los Angeles and instead center in Bristol, Conn. 3 Verrett worked for ESPN since 200. @wavy/YouTube 'My life is in Los Angeles is now,' Verrett posted on X on Wednesday after the report emerged. 'Nothing but gratitude for 25 years of living a dream at ESPN. I'm not retiring. Really excited about the future and some incredible opportunities. Stay tuned.' 3 Verrett at the ESPYs in 2015. WireImage Verrett indicated he's received positive feedback about his pending departure. 'I am overwhelmed by all of your comments. It's really touching,' he wrote on X. 'Working in a studio doesn't allow for interaction with viewers. But I'm flattered to know so many of you tuned in and enjoyed my work. That's why I did it. Sincerely, thank you all. ESPN praised Verrett for his contributions. 'We're grateful for Stan's many contributions and all he has brought to SportsCenter over the years,' ESPN EVP and executive editor or sports news and entertainment Dave Roberts told Front Office Sports in a statement. 'We thank him and wish him continued success.'
New York Post
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
ESPN letting ‘SportsCenter' anchor Stan Verrett go after 25 years
A longtime 'SportsCenter' anchor is departing the Worldwide Leader. Stan Verrett is leaving ESPN later this summer after 25 years with the network, according to a report from Front Office Sports. ESPN is reportedly not planning to renew his contract. 'We're grateful for Stan's many contributions and all he has brought to SportsCenter over the years,' ESPN exec Dave Roberts told FOS in a statement. 'We thank him and wish him continued success.' Verrett took to social media on Wednesday after news broke of his departure. ESPN anchor Stan Verrett during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between the Washington Huskies and the Alabama Crimson Tide on December 31, 2017. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 'My life is in Los Angeles is now,' Verrett wrote on X. 'Nothing but gratitude for 25 years of living a dream at ESPN. I'm not retiring. Really excited about the future and some incredible opportunities. Stay tuned.' Verrett has worked for the company since 2000 and served as the 1 a.m. ET 'SportsCenter' host since 2009. He worked alongside longtime co-host Neil Everett in ESPN's Los Angeles studio for roughly 14 years before the latter stepped away from the network in June 2023. Stan Verrett attends the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic Tournament to benefit the Television Academy Foundation's Education Programs held at Riviera Country Club on October 25, 2021 in Pacific Palisades, California. Getty Images In March, ESPN announced it would be moving the Los Angeles edition of 'SportsCenter' to its headquarters in Bristol, Conn. On Monday night, Verrett and Linda Cohn co-hosted the last episode in LA and got a special guest appearance from Everett.
