I owe so much to John and will miss him terribly.''. Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada. The sports network said Aschoff died after "a brief illness," and called the reporter's death "devastating" in a statement. General. Also wrote for Time, Sports Illustrated, the Fort Lauderdale News and The Evening Sun in Norwich, NY. Eisen, now the lead anchor for the NFL Network, says, "Who would have thought the perfect guy for me, a Jewish kid from Staten Island, would be an African-American guy with North Carolina roots? is that GOD? And occasionally, he would bust out his own poetry, as he did for this jam on Michael Jordan's 50th birthday on Feb. 17, 2013: the best ever a CLEVER phrase we OVERuse I am heartbroken, NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury said. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.". "Well, that's who Stuart is. A ton of work with everyone rolling up their sleeves. Over time, as the network adjusted its coverage, Mees found himself working in different capacities. I realized that killing myself this way would take more effort than I had anticipated. He was a technician when it came to that sort of thing. "He just takes so much pride in the girls, and you can't see him without him taking out his phone and showing you a video of Taelor or Sydni singing or dancing or playing soccer. or artistic inspiration but the real celebration Bill Shields, the longtime WBZ-TV reporter who graced New England viewers' screens for decades, died Saturday morning at age 70 following a years-long battle with cancer, the TV station confirmed. He had recently contracted pneumonia, according to his social media posts. And on Nov. 26, 2007, while covering a "Monday Night Football" game between the Steelers and Dolphins, Stuart had to have an emergency appendectomy that revealed a malignancy requiring additional surgery. NBC New York reporter Katherine Creag dies suddenly. Aschoff himself had expressed surprise about the severity of his illness. ESPN hired him as one of its first-ever sports personalities. The Jupiter resident was 66. the double nickel that sliced the knicks at their knees For 30 years sports fans turned on their televisions and watched John Saunders on a variety of ESPN shows. He spoke to the very athletes he was talking about with a flair and a style that ESPN president John Skipper says, "changed everything. He reached ESPN in 1995, and covered football in print, TV and radio until 2017. He spent 22 years as an NFL writer and reporter for ESPN, but was let go in 2017 as a part of the companys mass layoffs. "He was that good. John Saunders was a proud Canadian. "The Seahawks are heartbroken to learn of the passing of John Clayton," the team said in a statement. "I recently told that story on the air. Once he got into the show, you just forgot about everything, and it was just Stuart Scott doin' 'SportsCenter,' havin' fun. "That's what I love about him," says Kolber. He defied convention and criticism to help bring this network into a new century. This is an aggressive type of cancer that is usually undetectable until it is very advanced," she writes. We have been friends since 1986. For much of those twenty years, public service and campaigns have kept me from my family -- but wherever I went, I could flip on the TV and Stu and his colleagues on SportsCenter were there. "In the fall of '95 I asked him if he wanted to go to my high school homecoming football game in Greenwich, Conn., and he said, 'Sure, let's go.' ", In a telling piece in The New York Times in March, Richard Sandomir spent the day with Stuart as he worked out at a martial arts studio in West Hartford, Conn. At one point, he lifted up his EVERYDAY I FIGHT shirt to reveal the scar from his abdominal surgeries. He . For those not up on their Tchaikovsky, Uncle Drosselmeyer is the toymaker who brings the tableau to life at midnight -- sort of what Stuart did in Bristol. Oh what a trail they blazed. (1/9) Hi all, Katy again- this will be my last post on Edwards social media. A Manson Family follower, she helped put Charles Manson behind bars. ", That man is Stuart Scott, and his contributions to the sports lexicon are writ large. McClure died at his home near Atlanta, Georgia, this week, ESPN announced on Thursday. His plan B was the next best thing to playing sports, and that was covering them. NBA and Men's College Basketball Analyst. Clayton, nicknamed "The Professor," was one of the country's foremost NFL insiders in a five-decade career that included over 20 years with ESPN. But I was still too embarrassed to let them know I was dealing with serious depression, he writes in his book. John Clayton, the veteran N.F.L. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! From 1979 to 1987, Mees worked exclusively as a lead anchor for the networks nightly highlight news show, SportsCenter. Tamika Catchings. Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton died Friday following a short illness. Bonnie Bernstein: 1995-1998, 2006-present ( SportsCenter correspondent, Wednesday Night Baseball, College Football, NFL, substitute host for NFL Live and Jim Rome is Burning, co-host The Michael Kay Show on 1050 ESPN Radio, New York) Georgie Bingham 2007-present (co-host of SportsCenter for ESPN non-domestic market and Soccernet SportsCenter) Clayton was also a longtime member of the Board of Selectors for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former ESPN reporter John Clayton, who was nicknamed The Professor, died Friday at age 67, the network reported. Aschoff had tweeted on Dec. 5 that he was suffering from "multifocal (bilateral) pneumonia" after falling ill following his coverage of the annual football game between Michigan and Ohio State. "Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward. He was 67. While he covered the NFL for his entire career, Clayton was also well-known for his appearance on a This Is SportsCenter commercial, where he appeared with long hair and expressing a love for heavy metal music. 25 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from West cameroon state news: She die for lack of care in the Buea general hospital. Every day, Legacy publishes tributes to people from all walks of life. '", His offer of friendship took on a deeper meaning for ESPN vice president Tim Scanlan: "When he found out that my wife had the same type of cancer he had, he was one of the first people to reach out to me and offer help. He wrote for ESPN The Magazine and went one-on-one in interviews with Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. Mees learned of an opportunity to work for a new sports network launching in Connecticut that would broadcast sports coverage 24/7. Scott saved his best for his last year on the air. There's so much information and analytical stuff, it's phenomenal.''. ESPNU anchor . Our condolences to his wife Pat, family, colleagues and his many friends.". ", She says that the clarity "has helped me knowing that his passing was inevitable, and Im at least grateful he didnt have to go through the painful treatment and drawn out process of battling the disease," jokingly noting, "He wouldnt have wanted to go out like that. CNN Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez died "unexpectedly" Sunday at the age of 58, according to a statement from ESPN and Sports Content Chairman James Pitaro. ", Celebrity. Police later said that was not the case. (CNN) - Edward Aschoff, a college football reporter for ESPN, died Tuesday on his 34th birthday, according to ESPN. He continued his work up until just 10 days ago, when he broke down the Seattle Seahawks' blockbuster trade of Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for Seattle Sports 710 AM, where he was a regular contributor. People were stopping us every two feet. Joe Valerio, who produced The Sports Reporters for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 71, from cancer. And Stuart tweets, 'You may have scored, but I sent you to the hospital.' Clayton worked for the. Giants sign offensive lineman who worked with head coach b MLB's rule changes will only bring needless new degree of confusion, Yankees may get solution to to glut of infielders after NL teams' misfortune, The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast, The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman, Amazin' But True: A NY Mets Baseball Podcast, Gangs All Here: A NY Jets Football Podcast, Kellyanne Conway and George Conway to divorce, Canadian teacher with size-Z prosthetic breasts placed on paid leave. His family told ESPN Clayton died following a brief illness. BRISTOL, Conn. -- Richard Durrett, a veteran reporter who covered Dallas-area sports for ESPN, has died. "All of this combined is what led to his very rapid decline those last few days, and ultimately his passing.". Our friendship was special.. "But he was the best-dressed guy on the course.". Receive updates on your favorite Boston teams, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. It didn't hit me until that moment that this guy was making an impact.". "It is with a. When he wasnt delivering the days sports news from the SportsCenter desk, viewers regularly watched him on Sundays as host of the popular Sports Reporters roundtable. He would easily take Stuart Scott, dad, over Stuart Scott, 'SportsCenter' anchor. (Read more cancer stories.). John was family to me. And every time she saw him on the air, you could see a noticeable pick-up in her spirit and energy and in her ambition to fight another day.". If I told them what I was going through, Im confident they would have protected my privacy and done everything they could to help me. He was a natural morphing between an anchor on SportsCenter to doing play-by-play on a variety of sports, including college football, college basketball, and the NHL. Below is a list of former ESPN employees who have confirmed their departures via social media (this list will continue to be updated). He had a spirit and energy, and, dare I say, a sense of purity in his love of sports and his delivering of the evenings news through the TV to his fellow sports fans that all of us envy to this day. In announcing the findings of a post-mortem lung biopsy, fiancee Katy Berteau said Wednesday: He would have wanted everyone to know that something way bigger than pneumonia took him down., Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body, and that is seemingly what happened with Edward, she said. ", Friend. "Stuart was playing like it was the seventh game of the NBA Finals, and he's guarding me like I'm Michael Jordan. 5 min read John Clayton was an ESPN mainstay. The Nigeria Police Command in Rivers has confirmed that 12 persons died in an early Friday morning explosion in the Rumuekpe community of Emoha Local Government Area of the state. ", Worker. But Cari breaks her silence when it is about racism and inappropriate representation of her race. The-CNN-Wire Unbeknownst to us, Edward had stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma in his lungs. [Later] I said, 'Stu, maybe you were the Swami. On August 10, 2016, John Saunders collapsed on his bathroom floor and died. ESPN reporter Vaughn McClure has died. "His wife Pat and sister Amy were at his side and communicated. Name. By Variety and Phil Helsel. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. I'm not sure the dance steps were up to Baryshnikov, but certainly the intentions were.". pic.twitter.com/blXaF6UJC3, "Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward,'' she wrote on Wednesday. Some of his best moments on the air came when he adopted the persona of a preacher: "Can I get a witness from the congregation?!" Ms Creag, who was among the . It was a crazy idea to consider at the time, but Mees took a chance and applied for a job. Michelle and I offer our thoughts and prayers to his family, friends, and colleagues," the president said. ESPN's Rachel Michele Nichols is an American sportswriter, reporter, and TV journalist. I made my way through the first layer of obstruction and got close enough to see the river below. Some of Claytons most memorable segments on ESPN television were his regular debates with former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury. Baseball Commentator. Anderson calls it "magic." "I haven't wanted to know. ", "He's a great, great dad," says Ramsey. A popular television news anchor with NBC New York, Katherine Creag, has died suddenly, the station announced. She also asked that donations be made to a scholarship fund in his name set up by Aschoff's alma mater, the University of Floridas School of Journalism and Communications, to help aspiring journalists. He suffered a concussion and much worse. "John was the PFWA's 19th president (1999-2000) and the organization's 2007 Bill Nunn Jr. Award recipient. Four years later, he got the call to head up the coast to Bristol, Connecticut and ESPN. In 2011, on the set of ABCs College Football, disaster struck in a most innocent way. SaharaReporters . "But then I reminded myself, 'Hello, who are you talking about here? to "As cool as the other side of the pillow" to "He must be the bus driver cuz he was takin' him to school. LOS ANGELES ESPN reporter Ed Aschoff, who covered the Southeastern Conference college sports for the network, died Tuesday after a battle of pneumonia. Six months later, the lingering effects of the injury were evident whenever I made a mistake during our broadcast by mixing up names or getting the score wrongthe kind of simple errors that guys whove been on TV for a few decades arent supposed to make. For six years, Mees covered the local sports scene. And he continued to do "SportsCenter." XFL Week 3 preview: Can AJ McCarron, Battlehawks continue their fourth-quarter heroics? In 2009, unbeknownst to anyone at the sports network, he checked into the Westchester Medical Psychiatric Ward at Mt. Along with Chris Berman and Bob Ley, Mees was one of the first anchors to narrate sports highlights to a national audience when the new network launched in 1979. When Tom Mees arrived at ESPN, there wasnt a template. This is Stuart and he's not going to let this moment get away.' The fiance of ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff shared that his sudden death at 34 on Christmas Eve was actually caused by stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and not pneumonia, as doctors previously thought. I drive to the hoop, he undercuts me, I fall on my back and nearly pass out. Radio reporter Jeff Dickerson, a beloved and respected figure on the Chicago sports scene, died Tuesday at age 43 after a bout with cancer "He was really conscious of getting it right," says ESPN anchor Linda Cohn. "There were successful African-American sportscasters at the time," says ESPN director of news Vince Doria, who oversaw the studio programming for ESPN2 back then. VIDEO: ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff dies on his 34th birthday Aschoff died on December 24 with a diagnosis of pneumonia and a rare disease known as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).. And yet, when the red light came on, when he was on camera, you had no idea. John was family to me. reporter nicknamed the Professor who was noted for his football analysis and his concise game recaps for ESPN, died on Friday at a hospital in Bellevue, Wash. ATHENS, Greece (AP) The station master involved in Greece's deadliest train crash is set to appear before a prosecutor and an examining magistrate . (3/9) Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward. Stuart and I had to do the 11 o'clock 'SportsCenter,' so with a lead foot, we got to Times Square at around 2 in the morning, and the party at the All-Star Cafe with Gretzky and Shaq and Tiger is letting out. Here in our daily news section, we say goodbye to those headline names known across the nation. I love you, the white guy!' In those early days, as ESPN would lose, then regain its contract with the NHL, Mees served as the main NHL host during the season, while anchoring the SportsCenter desk during the offseason. Twenty years ago, Stu helped usher in a new way to talk about our favorite teams and the day's best plays. He was 67 years old. Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. John Clayton, a former ESPN NFL writer and current contributor to Seattle Sports 710 AM, died Friday. Behind the scenes, no one knew, including his co-workers and management at ESPN, that John Saunders battled life-long depression. Tom Mees was one of the ESPN originals. "Listen to his lead-ins," says Buccigross. The woman who was set to be Dylan's wife is now asking for help to have his child. The very best TV partner. ", That competitive nature always made for a better show. Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans, Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Board. A former Detroit news anchor died just one day after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports. The perfect tummy control bodysuit, a popcorn gadget, more bestsellers starting at $8. John Saunders, the sports anchor whose baritone voice was a fixture on ESPN programming for 30 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. He inspired his colleagues with his talent, his work ethic, his personality and his devotion to his daughters. On August 14, 1996, Tom Mees and his two young daughters headed next door to the neighbors house for some fun in the sun at the swimming pool. Stay up to date with everything Boston. He was 44. Relive one of the best This is SportsCenter commercials of all time, featuring hard rock fan John Clayton. The ESPN reporter who died on his 34th birthday last month didn't realize it, but he had stage 4 cancer. Know more in just minutes with our free newsletters. For all his fame, Stuart was buds with everybody in Bristol, be they production assistants or co-hosts or executives. All of this combined is what led to his very rapid decline those last few days, and ultimately his passing. Then the guy looks at me and goes, 'And the white guy. VETERAN NFL and ESPN reporter John Clayton, who appeared in a famed SportsCenter commercial, has passed away at 67. ESPN college football reporter Ed Aschoff died Tuesday at age 34, the company announced. A special man. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that forms in the lymph system, which is part of the immune system that helps the body fight infection and disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. David Benner, who spent nearly 30 years as the director of media relations for the Indiana Pacers, died Wednesday after a long illness. An amazing nine of them belong to one man -- from his signature "Boo-Yah!" He was 67. "I love this stuff. He went out and did a piece on the rodeo, and he nailed it just like he would nail the NBA Finals for ESPN. He had first gone to the emergency room three weeks earlier for flu-like symptoms and tweeted on Dec. 4 about having pneumonia. She served in the Mexican Senate in addition to her career as an entertainer. Celebrate John Clayton by rewatching his This Is SportsCenter commercial (0:30), Longtime NFL reporter John Clayton dies at 67, The future of the NFL combine: Is there really a chance it could end forever? But for me, and those of us here in the 80s and 90s, a lot of things changed when we lost Tom Mees in 1996. Aschoff, a college football reporter, began working for ESPN in 2011.
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