A fixture on SPORTSCENTER for nearly a quarter of a century, Linda Cohn will reach a milestone with ESPN's signature news and information program in February.
Cohn, who has hosted more editions of
SPORTSCENTER than anyone in the 36-year history of the program, will anchor her 5,000th show on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 8 a.m. ET on ESPN. More than 60,000 SportsCenters have aired since
ESPN was launched in September of 1979.
"Congratulations to Linda on the momentous occasion of her 5,000th SportsCenter," said John Skipper,
ESPN president and co-chairman, Disney Media Networks. "It is a remarkable achievement. In her 23 years at ESPN, she has been one of the defining personalities of SportsCenter. The quality of her work and commitment has distinguished
ESPN and made her one of the preeminent sportscasters of her time. She is an
UNSUNG pioneer though not to be
UNSUNG today."
Cohn anchored her first
SPORTSCENTER on July 11, 1992, a 2 a.m. program in which she was paired with former
ESPN anchor Chris Myers, now with
FOX Sports.
"It's just an amazing journey that I've been very fortunate to have been on for 23 years," said Cohn. "As players and athletes always say, they don't look at a number or body of work until that body of work is over, that's how I kind of compare it. I don't even think about the number."
Cohn is now most often seen hosting weekend morning editions of
SPORTSCENTER (10 a.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday). She also reports from events, as she will do from Sunday's
NHL ALL-STAR GAME in Nashville, and contributes features, including an in-depth interview with legendary NHL player Jaromir Jagr of the Florida Panthers airing this week and a recent piece on Arizona Coyotes rookie Max Domi and his service dog.
During her career at ESPN, the versatile Cohn has hosted, reported, commentated, interviewed, written and called play-by-play. She also has appeared in many of ESPN's iconic "This Is SportsCenter" commercials.
Photo Studio: Portrait of Linda Cohn (Photo by Joe Faraoni /
ESPN Images
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