Veteran ESPN SportsCenter anchor John Anderson said today that he will retire from the show at the end of June.
Anderson announced his decision on his podcast, Within the state of Wisconsinwhich he co-hosts with Trevor Thomas.
“My contract with ESPN expires at the end of June and I’ve decided that’s going to be the end. I’m leaving the company. I’m kind of retiring from SportsCenter. I’m going to do some things in track and field, and I’ll continue to do the Boston Marathon, the New York Marathon, which I love, some NCAA track meets, some… SEC stuff, and I’m very excited about it,” Anderson said.
Anderson has been with ESPN since 1999 and has been a regular on ESPN’s late night programming for the past two decades.
“I feel like it’s been a good tour and the process has changed, I don’t know if it’s gotten past me or not, it’s taken its toll and I still want to be able to put on the best performances I can and I don’t know if it’s been done,” Anderson said. 2026, 2027) that I have the stamina to go through this stage again.”
Before landing at ESPN, Anderson was a sportscaster in Phoenix, Arizona, and made stops in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Columbia, Missouri before that. Anderson graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism with a bachelor’s degree in 1987.
“I’m done, and where I’m going to go next, I don’t know if I’m going to go back to Wisconsin or Missouri or Arkansas or Phoenix or South Carolina. I don’t know exactly what’s next,” Anderson said. “I’ve got some things in the fire, but SportsCenter won’t be like that anymore.” “.