Chris Berman will stay at ESPN by way of his fiftieth anniversary with the corporate, together with a task within the community’s Tremendous Bowl protection in 2027, the community introduced Monday.
Berman signed an extension that may carry him by way of 2029, when he’d be the primary ESPN worker to hit the 50-year mark. Berman joined ESPN lower than a month after it is September 1979 launch.
ESPN will cowl the Tremendous Bowl on Feb. 14, 2027 from Los Angeles. Berman, as a part of his new deal, will contribute to the protection. It will likely be his forty fifth Tremendous Bowl in numerous roles for the community; he hosted three pregame exhibits beforehand for ABC in 2000, 2003 and 2006.
“By no means in my wildest goals might I’ve imagined turning 70 and nonetheless being right here at our community, which way back turned an icon of sports activities broadcasting,” Berman stated in a press release launched by ESPN. “We’re closing in on our very first Tremendous Bowl, and now I can be a part of that, too.”
“For a exceptional half-century, Chris has embodied ESPN along with his sensible and entertaining fashion,” stated ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro. “Boomer’s enjoyment of sports activities jumps by way of the display screen and generations of followers have beloved being alongside for the experience.
“ESPN has been so lucky to have Chris making us higher for many years and I’m delighted that may proceed past our fiftieth anniversary. And no studio broadcaster has meant extra to NFL protection than Chris and to have his presence on our first Tremendous Bowl presentation is each apropos and important.”
Berman hosted ESPN’s Sunday pregame present for 31 years and his tenure on NFL PrimeTime has continued with the present on ESPN+ and within the postseason on ESPN. He is additionally a long-time host of SportsCenter (beginning with the two:30 a.m. ET version when he was 24 years outdated) and has been a key a part of ESPN’s protection of Main League Baseball (together with 31 All-Star video games and 30 World Sequence) and golf’s main championships.
He is additionally the on-site host of the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame enshrinement ceremony, which he is achieved since 1979. His sixteenth film position, as a part of Joyful Gilmore 2, will probably be out later this summer time.
“It’s mind-blowing to suppose that I now have the chance and luck to work right here for 50 years, which might be two-thirds of my whole life!,” stated Berman, who turned 70 on Could 10.
