Tirico and Van Pelt
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The Scott Van Pelt Show is a syndicated sports
talk radio
show hosted by Scott Van Pelt
and Ryen Russillo
. The show is heard on ESPN Radio
from 1 pm to 4 pm, with its first two hours simulcast on ESPNEWS
.
The current version of the show was launched on July 6, 2009, replacing Tirico and Van Pelt, which was co-hosted by Van Pelt and Mike Tirico
. That show began on September 20, 2007 as The Mike Tirico Show, with Van Pelt, Michele Tafoya
and Kirk Herbstreit
as rotating co-hosts. The Mike Tirico Show aired from 1 pm to 3 pm under that title for a total of 160 shows until April 30, 2008.
At that time, the show was officially renamed Tirico and Van Pelt and Van Pelt also began hosting the first version of The Scott Van Pelt Show, which aired from 3 pm to 4 pm, immediately following T&VP. Van Pelt's solo hour ended in March 2009 as T&VP moved down to 2 pm to 4 pm. Tirico left the series in June 2009 to focus on his work with ESPN television.
, as the titular head of the show, appeared in exactly 75% of the shows. Monday, he was usually joined by Kirk Herbstreit
, Wednesday he was usually joined by Michelle Tafoya, and Tuesdays and Fridays he and Scott Van Pelt
were usually together. Thursday there was no typical co-host. Erik Kuselias
served most frequently as guest host. A day-by-day breakdown of who hosted is as follows:
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NOTE-There was one Monday, two Tuesdays, four Wednesdays, ten Thursdays, and three Fridays where there was only one host. Kevin Sheehan
, Trevor Matich
, and Scott Reiss
hosted on a Friday.
Trevor Matich
, Scott Reiss
, Doug Gottlieb
, and Chris Fowler
(twice) hosted on a Thursday.
Scott Reiss
hosted on a Wednesday. Chris Fowler
(twice), Kevin Sheehan
, Karl Ravech
, and John Seibel
hosted on a Tuesday. Sean Salisbury and John Siebel hosted on a Monday.
Although Tafoya and Herbstreit are no longer billed as co-hosts, Tafoya has guest-hosted since the change, and both continued to appear as guests. Tafoya left ESPN Radio in 2009.
on August 17 of that year. Patrick was held off-air following that announcement - and the subsequent announcement that he would move to a new syndicated radio show - save for three final episodes airing August 15th through the 17th.
On March 22, 2008, it was announced that Scott Van Pelt would become Tirico's permanent co-host, and host the 3-4pm hour solo.
The Stephen A. Smith Show aired its final episode on April 11, 2008, with Smith focusing more on ESPN television at that time; SportsNation began an hour earlier for two weeks until Van Pelt began hosting the hour on May 1. The 3pm hour is heard on far fewer affiliates than the 1-3pm timeslot, as many local sports talk shows air at 3pm in the Eastern Time Zone.
On New York City
's ESPN-owned WEPN
, Mike Tirico originally aired only for its first hour, followed by Smith's local show from 2-3 and his national show from 3-4; following Smith's departure, Tirico and Van Pelt began airing in the country's largest market in its entirety, with Michael Kay adding an additional hour, taking over Smith's national hour. In January 2009, Kay's show expanded earlier again, to 2 pm, truncating T&V back to one hour in the New York market.
As part of a programming overhaul, ESPN Radio moved Tirico and Van Pelt from its current 1pm to 3pm Eastern to 2pm to 4pm Eastern on March 16, 2009, discontinuing Van Pelt's solo hourhttp://www.espnmediazone.com/press_releases/2009_01_jan/20090115_ESPNRadioPlansProgrammingChangesFeb.2andMarch16.htm. The show currently does not air in New York, but does air in Los Angeles and for one hour in Chicago.
As of the 2008 NFL Football Season, Carl Brutananadilewski
, a popular character on the Adult Swim
animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force
(currently titled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1), has made appearances on The Scott Van Pelt Show. In a segment on Friday afternoons, Carl picks one NFL game's winner every week known as "Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century...Of the Week." Meatwad has also introduced Van Pelt's weekly NCAA and NFL football picks. Pictures of Meatwad, Master Shake, and Frylock can be seen on the main desk of Van Pelt's radio show when it is shown on ESPN TV networks. A custom Aqua Teen calendar can be seen as well, it features pictures of Carl posing on the hood of muscle cars.
began airing the third hour of The Scott Van Pelt Show, which premiered on that network on that day. The Scott Van Pelt Show shares the same set in the ESPN Digital Center studio with ESPN Radio's (and ESPN2's) sister program, Mike and Mike in the Morning
.
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
show hosted by Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt is an American sportscaster. He is an anchor for the 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter on ESPN, the host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio and has also covered various golf events for the network.-Early life:...
and Ryen Russillo
Ryen Russillo
Ryen Russillo is an American sports host. He has worked for ESPN Radio as the co-host of The Scott Van Pelt Show since May, 2009....
. The show is heard on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
from 1 pm to 4 pm, with its first two hours simulcast on ESPNEWS
ESPNEWS
ESPNEWS , launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel...
.
The current version of the show was launched on July 6, 2009, replacing Tirico and Van Pelt, which was co-hosted by Van Pelt and Mike Tirico
Mike Tirico
Michael Todd Tirico is an announcer for ESPN's presentation of Monday Night Football, and second lead broadcaster for ESPN's presentation of the NBA. In addition, Tirico hosts a multitude of programming on ESPN/ABC. He was the host of ABC's golf coverage from 1996 to 2007, and continues in that...
. That show began on September 20, 2007 as The Mike Tirico Show, with Van Pelt, Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya is an American sportscaster.-Early life and career:Tafoya received a B.A...
and Kirk Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit is an Emmy Award-winning analyst for ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football and a provider of color commentary during college football games on ESPN and ABC. He appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football. He was a quarterback on...
as rotating co-hosts. The Mike Tirico Show aired from 1 pm to 3 pm under that title for a total of 160 shows until April 30, 2008.
At that time, the show was officially renamed Tirico and Van Pelt and Van Pelt also began hosting the first version of The Scott Van Pelt Show, which aired from 3 pm to 4 pm, immediately following T&VP. Van Pelt's solo hour ended in March 2009 as T&VP moved down to 2 pm to 4 pm. Tirico left the series in June 2009 to focus on his work with ESPN television.
The Mike Tirico Show era
Mike TiricoMike Tirico
Michael Todd Tirico is an announcer for ESPN's presentation of Monday Night Football, and second lead broadcaster for ESPN's presentation of the NBA. In addition, Tirico hosts a multitude of programming on ESPN/ABC. He was the host of ABC's golf coverage from 1996 to 2007, and continues in that...
, as the titular head of the show, appeared in exactly 75% of the shows. Monday, he was usually joined by Kirk Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit is an Emmy Award-winning analyst for ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football and a provider of color commentary during college football games on ESPN and ABC. He appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football. He was a quarterback on...
, Wednesday he was usually joined by Michelle Tafoya, and Tuesdays and Fridays he and Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt is an American sportscaster. He is an anchor for the 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter on ESPN, the host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio and has also covered various golf events for the network.-Early life:...
were usually together. Thursday there was no typical co-host. Erik Kuselias
Erik Kuselias
Erik Kuselias is a television and radio host. He is the current co-host of Golf Channel's Morning Drive program and is the former host of NASCAR Now on ESPN2, andThe SportsBash on ESPN Radio...
served most frequently as guest host. A day-by-day breakdown of who hosted is as follows:
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Mike TiricoMike TiricoMichael Todd Tirico is an announcer for ESPN's presentation of Monday Night Football, and second lead broadcaster for ESPN's presentation of the NBA. In addition, Tirico hosts a multitude of programming on ESPN/ABC. He was the host of ABC's golf coverage from 1996 to 2007, and continues in that...
Kirk HerbstreitKirk HerbstreitKirk Herbstreit is an Emmy Award-winning analyst for ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football and a provider of color commentary during college football games on ESPN and ABC. He appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football. He was a quarterback on...
Scott Van PeltScott Van PeltScott Van Pelt is an American sportscaster. He is an anchor for the 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter on ESPN, the host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio and has also covered various golf events for the network.-Early life:...
Michele TafoyaMichele TafoyaMichele Tafoya is an American sportscaster.-Early life and career:Tafoya received a B.A...
Erik KuseliasErik KuseliasErik Kuselias is a television and radio host. He is the current co-host of Golf Channel's Morning Drive program and is the former host of NASCAR Now on ESPN2, andThe SportsBash on ESPN Radio...
Friday
24
1
26
5
2
Thursday
24
11
9
0
5
Wednesday
24
2
1
26
6
Tuesday
24
7
24
1
1
Monday
24
20
2
11
4
TOTAL
120
41
62
43
18
NOTE-There was one Monday, two Tuesdays, four Wednesdays, ten Thursdays, and three Fridays where there was only one host. Kevin Sheehan
Kevin Sheehan
Kevin 'Shifter' Sheehan is a former Australian rules footballer for Geelong and the current Australian Football League National Talent and International Manager, a member of the AFL football operations sub-committee and a selector for the AFL Rising Star award.Sheehan played 102 games for...
, Trevor Matich
Trevor Matich
Trevor Anthony Matich Serbian-American. A former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1985 through 1996. He played college football at Brigham Young University where he was a two-time all-conference offensive lineman in the Western Athletic...
, and Scott Reiss
Scott Reiss
Scott Reiss is an American journalist who has worked for ESPN. He is currently an anchor at CSN Bay Area and CSN California, where he hosts SportsNet Central, as well as pre- and post-game shows for the San Francisco Giants and San Jose Sharks. He was formerly seen as an anchor on College...
hosted on a Friday.
Trevor Matich
Trevor Matich
Trevor Anthony Matich Serbian-American. A former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1985 through 1996. He played college football at Brigham Young University where he was a two-time all-conference offensive lineman in the Western Athletic...
, Scott Reiss
Scott Reiss
Scott Reiss is an American journalist who has worked for ESPN. He is currently an anchor at CSN Bay Area and CSN California, where he hosts SportsNet Central, as well as pre- and post-game shows for the San Francisco Giants and San Jose Sharks. He was formerly seen as an anchor on College...
, Doug Gottlieb
Doug Gottlieb
Douglas Michael Gottlieb is a former NCAA collegiate basketball player for the University of Notre Dame and Oklahoma State University, and the Russian Basketball Super League...
, and Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on College GameDay for college football. Since 1989, Fowler has been the primary studio host for college football. Until 2006, he was also the lead studio host for men's college basketball on ESPN...
(twice) hosted on a Thursday.
Scott Reiss
Scott Reiss
Scott Reiss is an American journalist who has worked for ESPN. He is currently an anchor at CSN Bay Area and CSN California, where he hosts SportsNet Central, as well as pre- and post-game shows for the San Francisco Giants and San Jose Sharks. He was formerly seen as an anchor on College...
hosted on a Wednesday. Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler
Chris Fowler is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on College GameDay for college football. Since 1989, Fowler has been the primary studio host for college football. Until 2006, he was also the lead studio host for men's college basketball on ESPN...
(twice), Kevin Sheehan
Kevin Sheehan
Kevin 'Shifter' Sheehan is a former Australian rules footballer for Geelong and the current Australian Football League National Talent and International Manager, a member of the AFL football operations sub-committee and a selector for the AFL Rising Star award.Sheehan played 102 games for...
, Karl Ravech
Karl Ravech
Karl Ravech is an American journalist who currently works as the primary Baseball Tonight host for ESPN.-Education and career:Ravech was born in Needham, Massachusetts. He attended and graduated from Needham High School...
, and John Seibel
John Seibel
John Seibel is an American broadcaster. He is currently the host of KDKA's afternoon drive show Seibel, Starkey and Miller in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 93.7 The Fan from 2-6 PM.-Before Seibel and Starkey :...
hosted on a Tuesday. Sean Salisbury and John Siebel hosted on a Monday.
Although Tafoya and Herbstreit are no longer billed as co-hosts, Tafoya has guest-hosted since the change, and both continued to appear as guests. Tafoya left ESPN Radio in 2009.
Timeslot history
The Mike Tirico Show and The Stephen A. Smith Show replaced a rotation of various hosts, under the umbrella title This is ESPN Radio, which had been airing since Dan Patrick announced on July 9, 2007 that he would leave The Dan Patrick ShowThe Dan Patrick Show
The Dan Patrick Show is a syndicated sports talk show hosted by former ESPN personality Dan Patrick. It is currently produced by DirecTV Sports Group and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. The three-hour program broadcasts live every day beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern/6 a.m. Pacific time on Fox...
on August 17 of that year. Patrick was held off-air following that announcement - and the subsequent announcement that he would move to a new syndicated radio show - save for three final episodes airing August 15th through the 17th.
On March 22, 2008, it was announced that Scott Van Pelt would become Tirico's permanent co-host, and host the 3-4pm hour solo.
The Stephen A. Smith Show aired its final episode on April 11, 2008, with Smith focusing more on ESPN television at that time; SportsNation began an hour earlier for two weeks until Van Pelt began hosting the hour on May 1. The 3pm hour is heard on far fewer affiliates than the 1-3pm timeslot, as many local sports talk shows air at 3pm in the Eastern Time Zone.
On New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's ESPN-owned WEPN
WEPN
WEPN is a 24-hour sports talk formatted radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs and live broadcasts of sports matches. It is the New York affiliate for ESPN Radio...
, Mike Tirico originally aired only for its first hour, followed by Smith's local show from 2-3 and his national show from 3-4; following Smith's departure, Tirico and Van Pelt began airing in the country's largest market in its entirety, with Michael Kay adding an additional hour, taking over Smith's national hour. In January 2009, Kay's show expanded earlier again, to 2 pm, truncating T&V back to one hour in the New York market.
As part of a programming overhaul, ESPN Radio moved Tirico and Van Pelt from its current 1pm to 3pm Eastern to 2pm to 4pm Eastern on March 16, 2009, discontinuing Van Pelt's solo hourhttp://www.espnmediazone.com/press_releases/2009_01_jan/20090115_ESPNRadioPlansProgrammingChangesFeb.2andMarch16.htm. The show currently does not air in New York, but does air in Los Angeles and for one hour in Chicago.
As of the 2008 NFL Football Season, Carl Brutananadilewski
Carl Brutananadilewski
Carl Brutananadilewski is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force from its premiere in 2000 until 2011...
, a popular character on the Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
(currently titled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1), has made appearances on The Scott Van Pelt Show. In a segment on Friday afternoons, Carl picks one NFL game's winner every week known as "Carl's Stone Cold Lock of the Century...Of the Week." Meatwad has also introduced Van Pelt's weekly NCAA and NFL football picks. Pictures of Meatwad, Master Shake, and Frylock can be seen on the main desk of Van Pelt's radio show when it is shown on ESPN TV networks. A custom Aqua Teen calendar can be seen as well, it features pictures of Carl posing on the hood of muscle cars.
On TV
On July 6, 2009, ESPN2ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
began airing the third hour of The Scott Van Pelt Show, which premiered on that network on that day. The Scott Van Pelt Show shares the same set in the ESPN Digital Center studio with ESPN Radio's (and ESPN2's) sister program, Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning is an American sports-talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio and simulcast on television, normally on ESPN2. If ESPN is broadcasting a live sporting event during the show's timeslot, Sportscenter will air on ESPN2, and the show's...
.