A Day In The Life Of ESPN 'SportsCenter' Anchor Lindsay Czarniak

"Ye verily, a sampler of wonders." Those were the first words spoken on ESPN when the tiny Connecticut station launched on September 7, 1979. Host Lee Leonard followed with a brief introduction to the world's first 24-hour sports network, teasing a college football preview show and the airing of two professional slow-pitch softball games. He then touted an "ESPN innovation" -- "It's going to be a big part of our future," he declared. The camera panned to anchor George Grande, sitting at a simple...