Neil Everett, who along with co-anchor Stan Verrett spearheaded ESPN’s long-awaited and highly anticipated invasion of Los Angeles in 2009, says his time at the network is already “in the rearview mirror” after a 23-year stint that ended with Friday’s “SportsCenter.”
Everett spoke to Ktla’s “Frank Buckley Interviews” after his final show and reflected on the highlights from his days with the World Wide Leader.
“I did Coach John Wooden’s last TV interview,” Everett said. “I became friends with Bill Walton. I met my boyhood idol Jerry West. I introduced myself to Denzel Washington who then looked at me and said, ‘I know who you are, I watch you every night!’ I talked story with Michael Keaton for 49 minutes on set…that’s got to be a ‘Sc’ record!”
Everett added, in the interview you can watch in full above, “I feel like I’m living outside...
Everett spoke to Ktla’s “Frank Buckley Interviews” after his final show and reflected on the highlights from his days with the World Wide Leader.
“I did Coach John Wooden’s last TV interview,” Everett said. “I became friends with Bill Walton. I met my boyhood idol Jerry West. I introduced myself to Denzel Washington who then looked at me and said, ‘I know who you are, I watch you every night!’ I talked story with Michael Keaton for 49 minutes on set…that’s got to be a ‘Sc’ record!”
Everett added, in the interview you can watch in full above, “I feel like I’m living outside...
- 6/29/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Popular SportsCenter anchor Neil Everett is reportedly leaving ESPN after 23 years.
Front Office Sports has written that the 61-year-old Everett is leaving, the latest on-air talent to depart the network.
“Bartender…last call,” Everett said in a statement to Front Office Sports. “ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life. Time to write a new chapter.”
Everett’s signature call was “Bartender, Jack” on home runs and musical references. He also appeared in the network’s mockumentary “This is SportsCenter” commercials.
Before ESPN came callilng, Everett spent 15 years in local TV in Hawaii. He joined the sports network in July 2000.
Everett has also served with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers for two years, working pregame and post-game shows.
Partner Stan Verrett saluted via Twitter.
“I started at ESPN in 2000, a few months after Neil Everett. We joined up for SportsCenter from LA in 2009. For 14 years,...
Front Office Sports has written that the 61-year-old Everett is leaving, the latest on-air talent to depart the network.
“Bartender…last call,” Everett said in a statement to Front Office Sports. “ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life. Time to write a new chapter.”
Everett’s signature call was “Bartender, Jack” on home runs and musical references. He also appeared in the network’s mockumentary “This is SportsCenter” commercials.
Before ESPN came callilng, Everett spent 15 years in local TV in Hawaii. He joined the sports network in July 2000.
Everett has also served with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers for two years, working pregame and post-game shows.
Partner Stan Verrett saluted via Twitter.
“I started at ESPN in 2000, a few months after Neil Everett. We joined up for SportsCenter from LA in 2009. For 14 years,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Cedric the Entertainer hosted the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic last week that raised over $400,000 for the Television Academy Foundation.
Cedric The Entertainer arrives at the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic
Credit/Copyright: Mark Von Holden/Invision for The Television Academy/AP Images
Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit Foundation’s renowned Internship and College Television Awards programs that provide career development opportunities for students nationwide.
Television stars, sports luminaries, entertainment industry executives, Television Academy leadership and corporate partners competed in the golf tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Monday, Oct. 25.
Cedric The Entertainer, star of The Neighborhood and this year’s host of the 73 rd Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS, hosted the event for the fourth year that included stars from television, film and sports: Yancey Arias( Bosch), Jonathan Banks ( Better Call Saul), Dain Blanton, Patrika Darbo ( The Young and the Restless), Greg Fitzsimmons...
Cedric The Entertainer arrives at the 21st Annual Emmys Golf Classic
Credit/Copyright: Mark Von Holden/Invision for The Television Academy/AP Images
Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit Foundation’s renowned Internship and College Television Awards programs that provide career development opportunities for students nationwide.
Television stars, sports luminaries, entertainment industry executives, Television Academy leadership and corporate partners competed in the golf tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Monday, Oct. 25.
Cedric The Entertainer, star of The Neighborhood and this year’s host of the 73 rd Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS, hosted the event for the fourth year that included stars from television, film and sports: Yancey Arias( Bosch), Jonathan Banks ( Better Call Saul), Dain Blanton, Patrika Darbo ( The Young and the Restless), Greg Fitzsimmons...
- 11/11/2021
- Look to the Stars
“SportsCenter” anchors Neil Everett and Stan Verrett are sticking around on Espn for a while. ABC’s sports network announced Friday that it has reached new, multi-year agreements with the co-anchors of the late-night hour of its flagship sports news program. Everett and Verrett, who joined Espn two months apart in 2000, will continue to host the 1 a.m. Et edition of “SportsCenter,” which launched from the Los Angeles studio in 2009. Also read: Espn Welcomes Fittest Man and Woman on Earth From 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games “The on-air chemistry Neil and Stan have can’t be manufactured,” Rob King, Espn senior vice...
- 7/31/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
The Fittest Man and Woman on Earth were both crowned at the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games Sunday, and the next day they dropped by Espn’s “SportsCenter” to teach some of their gravity-defying strength moves to anchor Stan Verrett. Ben Smith of the United States and Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir of Iceland were named champions of the four-day global event at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, that featured competitors from over the world and was aired live on Espn for 50 hours throughout the weekend. They each won $275,000. With grueling challenges including Midline Madness — alternating sprinting up hundreds of steps with carrying 300 lb weights.
- 7/28/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Updated (Refresh For Latest…) Sunday, May 12 8:00 Pm: ICM Partners Upfronts Dinner The Arlington Club, 1032 Lexington Avenue 9:00 Pm: 20th Television Private Reception Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel, 145 East 50th Street 9:30 Pm: UTA Upfronts Party Marquee, 289 10th Avenue Monday, May 13 11:00 Am: NBC Upfront Presentation Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue Of The Americas 4:00 Pm: Fox Upfront Presentation The Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway 5:30 Pm: Fox Upfront Post-Party Wollman Rink, Central Park & 59th Street 7:45 Pm: Fox Private Dinner Hosted by Kevin Reilly & Joe Earley Stone Rose Lounge, 4th Floor of Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle 9:00 Pm: NBC After-Party Del Posto Ristorante, 85 10th Avenue 11:00 Pm: Wme Late Night Party No. 8, 357 West 16th Street Tuesday, May 14 9:30 Am: Espn Breakfast hosted by Neil Everett and Stan Verrett Best Buy Theater, 1515 Broadway 11:00 Am: Univision Upfront Presentation New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 West 42nd Street Reception to follow at Espace, 635 West 42nd Street 3:00 Pm: Discovery U.
- 5/13/2013
- by NIKKI FINKE AND NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
New York -- Espn tapped three on-air personalities to move West to anchor shows from the network's soon-to-open Los Angeles production facility.
The facility will host the 1 a.m. Et edition of "SportsCenter," the network's signature show, five days a week starting April 6. The 1 a.m. Et edition will be anchored by Neil Everett and Stan Verrett, who work at Espn's Bristol, Conn., headquarters but will move to California.
A third anchor, Stuart Scott, will begin working from the Los Angeles bureau in April. Espn said that he would host "a select number of shows" from there.
The facility adjacent to the Staples Center is part of La Live, which also has a hotel, theater and restaurants. There, Espn will have two studios, three production control rooms, two master control rooms, eight edit suites, a voiceover room and other infrastructure for more than 12,300 feet.
The Los Angeles Espn Radio station will relocate nearby.
The facility will host the 1 a.m. Et edition of "SportsCenter," the network's signature show, five days a week starting April 6. The 1 a.m. Et edition will be anchored by Neil Everett and Stan Verrett, who work at Espn's Bristol, Conn., headquarters but will move to California.
A third anchor, Stuart Scott, will begin working from the Los Angeles bureau in April. Espn said that he would host "a select number of shows" from there.
The facility adjacent to the Staples Center is part of La Live, which also has a hotel, theater and restaurants. There, Espn will have two studios, three production control rooms, two master control rooms, eight edit suites, a voiceover room and other infrastructure for more than 12,300 feet.
The Los Angeles Espn Radio station will relocate nearby.
- 2/18/2009
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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