Chris Berman will stay at ESPN by his fiftieth anniversary with the corporate, together with a job within the community’s Tremendous Bowl protection in 2027, the community introduced Monday.
Berman signed an extension that can carry him by 2029, when he could be the primary ESPN worker to hit the 50-year mark. Berman joined ESPN lower than a month after its 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. Will probably be his forty fifth Tremendous Bowl in numerous roles for the community; he hosted three pregame exhibits for ABC in 2000, 2003 and 2006.
“By no means in my wildest desires may I’ve imagined turning 70 and nonetheless being right here at our community, which way back turned an icon of sports activities broadcasting,” Berman mentioned in an announcement 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 outstanding half-century, Chris has embodied ESPN along with his sensible and entertaining model,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro mentioned. “Boomer’s enjoyment of sports activities jumps by the display and generations of followers have cherished being alongside for the journey.
“ESPN has been so lucky to have Chris making us higher for many years and I’m delighted that can 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. His tenure on “NFL PrimeTime” has continued with the present on ESPN+ and within the postseason on ESPN. He is additionally a longtime host of “SportsCenter” (beginning with the two:30 a.m. ET version when he was 24 years outdated) and has been a key a part of ESPN’s protection of Main League Baseball (together with 31 All-Star video games and 30 World Collection) and golf’s main championships.
He is additionally the on-site host of the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame enshrinement ceremony, which he has performed since 1979. His sixteenth film position, as a part of Comfortable Gilmore 2, can be out later this summer season.
Berman, who turned 70 on Might 10, mentioned, “It’s mind-blowing to assume that I now have the chance and success to work right here for 50 years, which might be two-thirds of my whole life!”