Scott Van Pelt joins ESPN Radio's Mike Tirico Show along with Michele Tafoya and Kirk Herbstreit

ESPN Radio's Mike Tirico Show Launches in Syracuse, Where Host’s Career Began

September 20, 2007 -- SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt will join The Mike Tirico Show (1-3 p.m. ET M-F) on a regular basis and serve as substitute host while Kirk Herbstreit and Michele Tafoya will also be regular contributors to ESPN Radio’s weekday afternoon program. All three will appear on today’s show debut.

Van Pelt, who joined ESPN in May 2001, has anchored the 6 p.m., 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. SportsCenters, and has covered all four majors as SportsCenter’s golf primary host/reporter.

Herbstreit joined ESPN in September 1995 and has served as analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay since August 1996, and for the Saturday Night Football series on ABC. He will continue to co-host a weekday show for The Fan SportsRadio 1460 in Columbus, Ohio.

Monday Night Football and NBA sideline reporter Tafoya joined ESPN in 2000, and has served as men’s and women’s NCAA basketball play-by-play and studio host, and college football and basketball sideline reporter.

“The Mike Tirico Show will feature four of sports broadcasting’s strongest voices,” said Mo Davenport, senior vice president and general manager of ESPN Radio. "Mike, Scott, Kirk and Michele have varied experiences and engaging personalities that will make this program popular with fans."

The Mike Tirico Show: Back Where it All began

Mike Tirico will host today’s show from the studios of WAER-AM, the Central New York public radio station based at Syracuse University where he began his broadcasting career. Tirico will be in Syracuse for the dedication of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications’ new building, Newhouse III.

The Stephen A. Smith Show (3-4 p.m. M-F) will debut Monday, as the host is off for personal reasons. ESPN2’s NASCAR Now anchor and ESPN Radio host Erik Kuselias will host the show today and Friday.

ESPN RADIO WEEKDAY PROGRAMMING All Times ET

6-10 a.m. - Mike & Mike in the Morning
10 a.m.-1 p.m. - The Herd with Colin Cowherd
1-3 p.m. - The Mike Tirico Show
3-4 p.m. - The Stephen A. Smith Show
4-6:30 p.m. - SportsBash with John Seibel
6:30-7 p.m. - Best of Pardon the Interruption
7-10 p.m. - The Pulse with Doug Gottlieb
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - Game Night
2-6 a.m. - AllNight with Jason Smith

Source: ESPN

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