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Bruce Drennan To Retire From Bally Sports Great Lakes

“Nothing wrong with my energy level, but my health is the problem. My health is the most important thing.”
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Bally Sports Great Lakes announced Monday afternoon that Cleveland broadcasting legend Bruce Drennan will retire at the end of the year. Drennan announced it on his show Drennan Live.

“I have been sick, I got run down, stressed out, I was susceptible. It gave me time to reflect and contemplate with my wife. I have always said to you, that as long as my health and energy is still there I would be here. Nothing wrong with my energy level, but my health is the problem. My health is the most important thing.” said Bruce Drennan.

Drennan has hosted “Drennan Live,” once known as “All Bets Are Off” for 14 years. He wore a number of hats in the Cleveland sports media, including serving as a TV commentator on Cleveland baseball broadcasts from 1980-82 with fellow legend Joe Tait. 

He also worked on assorted radio stations and finished his career in that area in 2004 when he was morning host for WKNR (850-AM). He is a member of the Ohio Radio/Television Hall of Fame.

His final show will take place on December 30th, but Bruce Drennan plans to honor some of the people who have helped propel his career in the last month at Bally Sports.

“We’re gonna have plenty of phone calls, plenty of interviews with people who have been influential and instrumental in my broadcasting career. I’m excited about it, and I hope you will join us for the whole last month of programming.”

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ESPN Colleagues Pay Tribute to Neil Everett

“It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett.”
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Neil Everett has become one of the faces of SportsCenter. After 23 years at ESPN, he announced that he is leaving the network.

Colleagues at the World Wide Leader took to Twitter to share their thoughts. It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett. Chief among them was his SportsCenter partner of fourteen years, Stan Verrett.

Everett has spent the last two years as part of the television studio crew covering the Portland Trail Blazers. He told Front Office Sports that he will be seeking to expand his role with the team.

If Root Sports Northwest requires references, there are plenty ESPN colleagues past and present that were immediately ready to vouch for Neil Everett.

Everett was not laid off. He turned down a new contract that would have forced him to take a pay cut.

The Walt Disney Company is in the middle of layoffs effecting every division. CEO Bob Iger has tasked his leaders with reducing costs by $5.5 billion and cutting 7000 jobs.

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Bleav To Launch 2 FuboTV Channels

“Over 1,000 hours of original content is produced by Bleav each month.”
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Sports and entertainment media production company Bleav has officially launched two channels available now on FuboTV.

Bleav Sports and Bleav Football will utilize content from its podcast network to comprise programming on the TV side.

“We are excited to be partnering with Fubo, one of the premiere companies for sports streaming,” Bleav president Eric Weinberger said.

Over 1,000 hours of original content is produced by Bleav each month. Former NFL and NBA standouts like Ahman Green, Rudy Gay, Lamar Odom, LenDale White, Ike Taylor and Jonathan Stewart are just some of the hosts for Bleav.

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Neil Everett Exits ESPN After 23 Years

“ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life.”
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Neil Everett’s SportsCenter days are over. Front Office Sports reports that the anchor has chosen to say goodbye to ESPN after 23 years at the network.

“ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life,” Everett said. “Time to write a new chapter.” 

The network reportedly offered Everett a new deal. Had he agreed to it, the anchor would have taken a salary reduction.

This is a significant moment for SportsCenter. Everett moving on means one of the show’s longest-tenured partnership comes to an end. He had worked with Stan Verrett since 2009.

Everett’s exit comes in the same week that it was revealed Chris Chelios would not return to the network’s NHL coverage next season. The Walt Disney Company is currently in the middle of trying to cut 7000 jobs to save $5.5 billion.

As for the future, Everett says he will seek to increase his TV role with the Portland Trail Blazers. He has been part of the team’s broadcast crew on Root Sports Northwest for the last two years.

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