
ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi on 'SportsCenter' in 2023, Making It at ESPN, Philly Fandom, and Watching Games With His Dad.
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The Golden Age of the Local Sports Anchor
I loved being a local anchor, especially in the markets where I was in because local news meant something in those markets. The feedback, you know, it's been 17 years since I was in Sarasota, Florida. It shows you the local impact you can have as an anchor when you have a news department or a TV station that believes in you. Now, it's completely different in major markets. Regional networks over the last 20 years really, really hurt the local markets. But I think it's so prevalent in college football towns, towns that like if you're, let's just say Omaha, Nebraska, you're still, you’re still carrying weight."
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