Kenny Mayne, an anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter, has reached a new multi-year agreement to remain with the network in his current role.
Mayne will continue as a guest anchor of the 1 a.m. ET edition of the program, which is hosted by Neil Everett and Stan Verrett. He also will continue to be part of SportsCenter on the Road at select events and will produce features for the franchise. Mayne will also be a featured contributor to the midnight ET edition of SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt.
"Happy to be back for more,” Mayne said. “It beats real work. I fly to L.A. for a week, watch sports and make up words. Sometimes I literally make up the words. Pure gibberish. But Stan and Neil seem to get me."
Terms of the contract were not revealed. The deal comes amid layoffs at ESPN of a few hundred staffers following significant subscriber losses.
“For 20 years, Kenny Mayne has placed his own indelible, if somewhat askew, stamp onSportsCenter,” said Rob King, ESPN senior VP, SportsCenter and News. “We are truly delighted that he'll continue entertaining fans, both from the SportsCenter set and from all corners of the sporting world.”
Mayne joined ESPN in 1994 as an anchor on ESPN2 and became full-time SportsCenter anchor in 1997, staying in that position until 2008. He returned to the anchor desk in 2013.
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