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Lee Leonard (April 3, 1929 – December 16, 2018) was an American television personality who was involved in the launch of cable television networks ESPN and CNN.
Simmons and Connal and the young ESPN team got the network up on time launching with the first SportsCenter hosted by George Grande and Lee Leonard followed by a slow-pitch softball game. Together, Simmons and Connal led the company through its infancy building a first class operation in Bristol, Connecticut. [ 8 ]
Simultaneously, ESPN debuted its first SportsCenter telecast with anchors Lee Leonard and George Grande. [15] The first words spoken were from Leonard who informed viewers: "If you're a fan, if you're a fan, what you'll see in the next minutes, hours, and days to follow may convince you you've gone to sports heaven."
Kelly Bishop’s husband Lee Leonard, a former host on ESPN and CNN, died in 2018 from cancer, but the Gilmore Girls actress has found ways to feel connected with him, including through the use of ...
ESPN's 'College GameDay' crew made its picks for Saturday's game between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 16 Duke. Here's who each panelist selected.
Grande and Lee Leonard were the first two people to be seen on ESPN upon its launch. [3] After Leonard gave an introduction to viewers concerning what the network was all about, he tossed to Grande who was sitting at a desk dubbed the "ESPN Sports Center", which became the name of the fledgling network's nightly news broadcast. [4]
WWE has hired Lee Fitting as the company’s new head of media and production, Variety has learned. The hiring comes just after the departure of Kevin Dunn, the longtime WWE head of production.
Lee Leonard: (1979), was host of a public affairs program on the Comcast Network until that network folded in October 2017; died in 2018; Bob Ley: (1979-2019), retired on June 30, 2019 [2] Sal Marchiano: (1979–1984), longtime New York area sportscaster, now retired; Kenny Mayne: (1994-2021)