Patrick to leave ESPN; next career move unknown

min0 lee · 07-10-2007, 12:05 PM

Ladies and gentlemen....if The Price is Right......

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By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY
Dan Patrick, who said he wanted to breathe "different air" is leaving ESPN after 18 years with the network.
His final radio broadcast will be Aug. 17.
"I think it has been there the last couple of years," Patrick said about his decision to leave. "I was sort of fighting that urge. I didn't want to take what I was doing for granted, and I actually thought I was. I wasn't getting better doing SportsCenter and radio, and I wanted to be true to the product."
Patrick, 51, became a household name and face as a SportsCenter anchor from 1989-2006. Since 1999 he also has done The Dan Patrick Show on radio for the network that has 700 radio affiliates and has been a host on the NBA show on ABC.

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"I needed to exhale, to be able to breathe for once," he said. "Sometimes you suffocate yourself with a job and don't really realize it. I think that maybe is what I did."
Patrick who said "I've never been a free agent," gave no indication of what he would do after ESPN.
"I didn't leave with something in mind, and that is probably not the best business decision you make," he said. "But I still want to do radio, I love the format and I don't want to do TV like I once did. I said goodbye without exactly knowing where I'm going to say hello to."
In 2000, Patrick was given the National Sportscaster of the Year award by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He won a Sports Emmy Award as a studio host in 1998.
Now he looks forward to being clueless about his future.
"If its three months, six months, a year, I'm OK with that," Patrick said about his next career move. "I don't have any magic potion here that says I know what I'm doing. It's kind of refreshing that I don't know because for the last 18 years I knew where I was and what I had to do."
Expected to make an announcement last week, Patrick said ESPN asked him to reconsider.
"Dan has accomplished so much over the past two decades at ESPN and fans and newsmakers have turned to him for his steady and trusted approach," ESPN executive vice president Norby Williamson said in a statement.
Patrick has already told friends there will be no second guessing.
"(Keith) Olbermann said he would be my Dr. Phil if I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and need to call him and say 'what exactly have I done?' "
But Patrick told the MSNBC host, and a daily contributor to his radio show there will be no panic calls.
"I said I won't look back," Patrick said. "I'm doing it for the right reasons."

**IainDaniel** · 07-10-2007, 12:10 PM

Yeah I was listening to his show yesterday when he announced it. Right after Bud Selig was on.

I would assume the Price is Right offer is why.

soxmuscle · 07-10-2007, 01:02 PM

Honestly, who cares.

ESPN is shit.

shiznit2169 · 07-10-2007, 03:15 PM

I agree ^^^

I liked ESPN, specifically sportscenter, back then in the 90's when i was growing up. They didn't have all these side-show stuff and would just focus on the two anchors and actually SHOW the highlights. Nowadays, there is just TOO MUCH analyzing on every aspect of a game, individual, team or gossip that is going on (example: barry bonds). I'm so sick and tired of eating my breakfast every morning waiting for the highlights and instead i get two guys arguing with each other over something that doesn't mean anything. For example, you guys may know about "Who's Now". Honestly, does it really mean anything? To make it even worse, they have KEYSHAWN JOHNSON on the panel and the guy is nothing more than a whining, self-centered prick. What were they thinking? The guy clearly does not know what he is talking about and tries to act like he knows everything just so he could "stand out" from the other panelists. Skip Bayless is the same way on "First and 10". He's a clown.

Last night as usual, the derby was fun to watch, but I would've enjoyed it a whole lot more if ESPN hadn't smothered it. Chris Berman's act has worn pretty thin. They were interviewing the likes of A-Rod and Barry Bonds, probably the two most insipid weasels in the game, WHILE GUYS WERE HITTING! They kept going to the guys in the studio, like we give a rat's ass what they're doing during the home run derby.

I almost literally threw my tv out the window during the NBA Finals. After the Cavs beat the Pistons, they would talk non-stop about lebron james and the cavs for a week straight. Seriously, ESPN would talk about every aspect of the game, the team and most importantly, "the king" ... show 2-3 highlight games of baseball ... talk about the nba ... show some more highlights ... talk about the nba all with different analysts and different aspects of the game.

The only show i like watching is the sunday morning conversation at 10am. Those guys are all class acts and discuss things that matter and are interesting, especially when they talk about the NFL.

/end rant

MeatZatk · 07-10-2007, 07:55 PM

Yeah, I was getting pretty pissed off listening to those clowns talk during someone's round. As for Patrick, I haven't enjoyed watching him for years now, and just like Shiz, I'm getting tired of ESPN as a whole also. The only show I enjoy is PTI just because I think that Kornheiser and Wilbon are so brilliant together. Then the network to had to go and do what it always does and make twelve versions of the same thing.

07-10-2007, 12:10 PM	#2
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 15,137	Yeah I was listening to his show yesterday when he announced it. Right after Bud Selig was on. I would assume the Price is Right offer is why.
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soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 7,947 Photos: 10	Honestly, who cares. ESPN is shit.
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shiznit2169 flawless Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,036 Photos: 3	I agree ^^^ I liked ESPN, specifically sportscenter, back then in the 90's when i was growing up. They didn't have all these side-show stuff and would just focus on the two anchors and actually SHOW the highlights. Nowadays, there is just TOO MUCH analyzing on every aspect of a game, individual, team or gossip that is going on (example: barry bonds). I'm so sick and tired of eating my breakfast every morning waiting for the highlights and instead i get two guys arguing with each other over something that doesn't mean anything. For example, you guys may know about "Who's Now". Honestly, does it really mean anything? To make it even worse, they have KEYSHAWN JOHNSON on the panel and the guy is nothing more than a whining, self-centered prick. What were they thinking? The guy clearly does not know what he is talking about and tries to act like he knows everything just so he could "stand out" from the other panelists. Skip Bayless is the same way on "First and 10". He's a clown. Last night as usual, the derby was fun to watch, but I would've enjoyed it a whole lot more if ESPN hadn't smothered it. Chris Berman's act has worn pretty thin. They were interviewing the likes of A-Rod and Barry Bonds, probably the two most insipid weasels in the game, WHILE GUYS WERE HITTING! They kept going to the guys in the studio, like we give a rat's ass what they're doing during the home run derby. I almost literally threw my tv out the window during the NBA Finals. After the Cavs beat the Pistons, they would talk non-stop about lebron james and the cavs for a week straight. Seriously, ESPN would talk about every aspect of the game, the team and most importantly, "the king" ... show 2-3 highlight games of baseball ... talk about the nba ... show some more highlights ... talk about the nba all with different analysts and different aspects of the game. The only show i like watching is the sunday morning conversation at 10am. Those guys are all class acts and discuss things that matter and are interesting, especially when they talk about the NFL. /end rant
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MeatZatk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 932 Photos: 5	Yeah, I was getting pretty pissed off listening to those clowns talk during someone's round. As for Patrick, I haven't enjoyed watching him for years now, and just like Shiz, I'm getting tired of ESPN as a whole also. The only show I enjoy is PTI just because I think that Kornheiser and Wilbon are so brilliant together. Then the network to had to go and do what it always does and make twelve versions of the same thing.
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