North Carolina State University (NCSU) play-by-play announcer Gary Hahn has been suspended indefinitely for racist comments he made while calling the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

Hahn has called men’s basketball and football games for the university since 1991.

“And amongst all the illegal aliens down in El Paso,” Hahn said. “It’s UCLA, 14, and Pittsburgh, six. That’s with 11:15 to go in the second quarter. Let’s go to the sidelines, Tony Haynes.”

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ESPN has reached a multi-year contract with sports betting analyst Erin Dolan. Dolan, who had a prior stint with ESPN in 2017, returns as an on-air sports betting analyst.

Dolan will contribute sports betting content across a variety of programs and platforms. She will be a regular on daily sports betting news and information programs, Daily Wager, Bet and the Daily Wager podcast, among others. Her on-air debut is set for Dec. 2 on

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Behind the Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, ESPN outlines on-air talent for coverage of the National Hockey League, Jeff Gordon leaves Fox Sports, and more.

Dynamic, Diverse and Accomplished Team to Present ESPN’s NHL Coverage to Fans

ESPN’s NHL commentator team will feature a roster of talented and diverse play-by-play announcers,

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Behind the Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, Amazon pushes to pursue Al Michaels as its lead NFL voice, NBC Sports continues announcements of on-air talent for Olympics, and more.

Amazon Pursues Al Michaels for Mega-Deal to Make Him Lead NFL Voice

NBC’s Al Michaels has emerged as Amazon Prime Video’s top

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Trade talks involving Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones picked up heavy steam this week when he was called by FOX Sports TV host Shannon Sharpe, live on Undisputed, where Jones said on the phone that he was, “out,” of Atlanta. Many have speculated whether or not Jones was aware he was live on TV, or if he did not know his conversation would be broadcasted nationally. But former Indianapolis Colts punter

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Mark Giangreco has been an institution in Chicago local sports for decades.

The 68-year-old sports anchor has worked in Chicago since 1982, and has been with WLS-TV (ABC 7) since 1994. Jon Greenberg noted in his Dollars and Sense column today at The Athletic that Giangreco is believed to be “the highest-paid local sportscaster in America.”

That career might be coming to an end after Giangreco made a joke about a colleague on the air

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