The end of an era: ESPN announces the end of Around The Horn

The end of an era: ESPN announces the end of Around The Horn

ESPN has decided to stop his popular debate show Around the Horn in the summer of 2025. This decision could be regarded as the end of an era in the world of sport, because the program will have been on the air for 23 years. According to a report by Ryan Glasspiegel from NY Post, ESPN plans to end the show that was first broadcast for the first time in 2002.

The program is usually broadcast between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and competes at the same time with another ESPN show, pardon the interruption . Tony Reali, who has been the moderator of Around the Horn since 2004, took over Max Kellerman's scepter, who was the first moderator of the show. During its over two decades long term, the show presented a variety of prominent sports journalists. These include Mina Kimes, Woody Paige, J.A. Adande, Bob Ryan and Jackie MacMullan.

ESPN already has plans to meet Erik Rydholm, the executing producer of pardon the interruption . The aim of the meeting is to discuss possible concepts for a successor sent, which is to be broadcast at the same time if around the horn ends next summer. The discussion about deleting the show had repeatedly appeared in the past few months, with GlassPliegel and NY Post already reported in the summer that ESPN was seriously considering taking off the show.

The special formatting of around the horn , which is based on four participants, allowed to present numerous developers of sports content, which has helped the program to maintain their popularity over the years. The discontinuation of the show is seen as an important event in ESPN history, since it represents one of the long-term fixed points in the program of the station.

The background and the details of these changes represent a big step for ESPN, especially since they operate in a constantly changing media environment in which new formats and concepts are always in demand. The farewell to around the horn is perceived by many fans with melancholy who appreciated the discussions and the dynamics between journalists. More information about this change can be found in an article by www.si.com