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How ESPN Began
Episode 211

How ESPN Began

Amazing Tales About History

September 4, 202521m 39s

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Show Notes

Starting an all-sports television network took guts, money, and talent. These miraculously came together to meet a September 7, 1989 deadline for ESPN to go live. The first employee was Peter Fox – ESPN’s original Executive Producer. He has numerous, priceless, and unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories of the people and circumstances that brought us ESPN.