Michael Eaves Signs New Multi-Year Deal to Stay with ESPN

The longtime anchor will remain a central presence on SportsCenter while continuing to contribute to ESPN’s Golf coverage.
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Longtime ESPN anchor, Michael Eaves, is sticking around for more highlights, milestones, and major moments after signing a new multi-year contract.

What’s Happening:

  • ESPN has signed anchor Michael Eaves to a new multi-year deal, keeping him at the helm of SportsCenter while also contributing to the network’s coverage of golf majors.
  • Since joining ESPN in 2015, Michael Eaves has primarily anchored nighttime editions of SportsCenter from Bristol, Connecticut, while also hosting on-site events like the Masters Tournament and PGA Championship.
  • Beyond anchoring, he conducts post-round player interviews during ESPN’s live coverage of these tournaments and hosts its practice round shows.
  • Eaves began his career at WKYT/WDKY-TV in Lexington, Ky., before moving to Memphis as a sports anchor at WPTY/WLMT-TV, where he also worked on Grizzlies telecasts and hosted a morning sports talk show.
  • He later moved to Los Angeles, spending over a decade with Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket covering the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pac-12 Conference football, before taking on a role as a news and sports anchor at Al Jazeera America.
  • Eaves has won four LA-Area Emmy Awards in the Best Sports Reporting and Outstanding Sports Feature categories and earned a 2012 Telly Award for Best Sports Feature. He was named Best Television Anchor in Southern California by the LA Press Club in 2013.

What They’re Saying:

  • Michael Eaves - 
    • “I can’t believe it’s already been 10 years since I signed my first ESPN contract. Time flies when you are having fun, and I have been doing that during my time here,"
    • “I have been very fortunate to have covered some of my favorite sports and the biggest events, and I look forward to a few more years of doing the same,"
  • Mike Foss, Senior Vice President, Sports Studio & Entertainment - “Michael has been a steady and familiar presence for sports fans, from the SportsCenter desk to major golf events. His professionalism and versatility have made him a valued member of our team, and we’re pleased he will continue with ESPN,"

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