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Stan Verrett Out at ESPN at End of Summer After 25 Years

Stan Verrett’s ESPN contract will not be renewed at the end of summer, sources told Front Office Sports.

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An ESPN stalwart’s run is coming to an end.

SportsCenter anchor Stan Verrett’s time with the network will conclude later this summer, sources told Front Office Sports. There are plans for Verrett to anchor the news-and-highlights program in the coming months, and to appear at stops when SportsCenter does a promotion of “50 States in 50 Days”—an event that kicks off June 27 to promote the company’s upcoming direct-to-consumer launch—but the network does not plan to renew his contract, sources said. 

“We’re grateful for Stan’s many contributions and all he has brought to SportsCenter over the years,” Dave Roberts, EVP and executive editor of sports news and entertainment, said in a statement. “We thank him and wish him continued success.”

Verrett joined ESPN in 2000 as an ESPNews anchor and became the cohost of the 1 a.m. ET edition of SportsCenter in Los Angeles alongside Neil Everett in 2009. Everett retired from ESPN in 2023, and Verrett had been hosting the late-night show with Linda Cohn until earlier this week. 

ESPN announced in March that it would be migrating this edition of SportsCenter from Los Angeles to its headquarters in Bristol, Conn.  

Prior to ESPN, Verrett was an on-air talent at NBC affiliate WDSU-TV in New Orleans. 

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