Post by andrew8798 on Apr 19, 2009 18:50:12 GMT -5
The NFL Network is starting their coverage at 1 PM ET, with the actual Draft starting at 4 PM ET. Also NFL.com will be streaming the draft for free.
Here are some notes about how ESPN's production/telecast is going to look. Some interesting things here.
Here are some notes about how ESPN's production/telecast is going to look. Some interesting things here.
ESPN’s 30th NFL Draft Telecast
SportsCenter Special: On the Clock at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 25, will kickoff ESPN’s comprehensive coverage. The five-hour pre-Draft line-up will include Monday Night Football’s Mike Tirico hosting with Suzy Kolber and analysts Cris Carter, Trent Dilfer, Tom Jackson and Ron Jaworski, College GameDay’s Kirk Herbstreit, McShay, and correspondent Michael Smith in Bristol.
The focus will shift to Berman and the crew in Radio City in the 3 p.m. hour before the NFL Draft telecast officially begins at 4 p.m. ESPN’s Day 1 coverage will switch to ESPN2 at 9 p.m. through the conclusion of round 2.
ESPN will televise all eight hours on Day 2 (Sunday, April 26, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) with Wingo hosting from Radio City with Edwards, Jaworski, Kiper and Mortensen. Kolber will co-host from Bristol and be joined by Carter, Dilfer, Jackson, McShay, and Smith.
What’s New in 2009:
Draft telecast will be presented in high definition for the first time (ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD);
Redesigned compression format will present information along the bottom of the screen and on the right-side HD bar (no graphics on left-side HD bar), offering a true 16x9 presentation;
McShay will use a perceptive pixel touch screen (aka “the McBoard”) to react to picks and to identify best available players and player movement scenarios;
McShay and Kiper discussion segments will be part of coverage both days;
Former NFL head coach Herm Edwards will offer analysis both days in his first draft for ESPN;
ESPN Axis technology will highlight players’ abilities and how their skills will translate to the NFL;
EA Virtual Playbook segments with Jackson will identify NFL teams’ personnel needs and how draftees will fill specific needs in the pros;
As part of its extensive NFL Draft coverage, ESPN will dispatch reporters throughout the weekend to team sites across the country for all the latest updates and reactions, including: Pedro Gomez (at Arizona), Rachel Nichols (Detroit), Wendi Nix (New England), Sal Paolantonio (N.Y. Jets-Day 1/Philadelphia-Day 2) and Ed Werder (Denver). Also, ESPN’s Los Angeles-based correspondent Shelley Smith will be with USC quarterback and projected first-round pick Mark Sanchez, who will be with his family in Southern California on draft day. Sanchez is one of many draftees whom ESPN will be tracking and speaking with beyond Radio City during the telecast.
ESPN NFL Draft TV schedule (Apr. 25-26):
Sat., Apr. 25 11 a.m. ET SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (ESPN)
1 p.m. SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (ESPN2)
3:30 p.m. SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (ESPN/simulcast on ESPN2)
4 p.m. 2009 NFL Draft (ESPN)
9 p.m. 2009 NFL Draft (ESPN2)
Sun., Apr. 26 10 a.m. 2009 NFL Draft - Day 2 (ESPN)
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio’s Freddie Coleman and ESPN.com senior NFL writer John Clayton will host ESPN Radio’s NFL Draft Day 1 coverage from Radio City Music Hall, joined by Ryen Rusillo from the network’s Bristol, Conn., studios. Day 1 coverage begins at 3 p.m. and will continue through the second round of the draft including interviews with top players and other newsmakers. Jon Stashower will host the ESPN Radio Draft Preview Show from 1-3 p.m. ET on Saturday.
ESPN’s 2009 NFL Draft Lineup:
ESPN – Day 1:
Radio City Music Hall in New York City –
Set #1: Chris Berman, Keyshawn Johnson, Mel Kiper Jr. and Steve Young
Set #2: Trey Wingo and Herm Edwards
Stage set: Chris Mortensen
Reporter: Erin Andrews
Bristol, Conn. –
Perceptive Pixel touch screen: Todd McShay
SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.): Mike Tirico, Suzy Kolber, Cris Carter, Trent Dilfer, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Jackson, Ron Jaworski, McShay and Michael Smith
ESPN – Day 2:
Radio City Music Hall: Wingo, Edwards, Jaworski, Kiper, and Mortensen
Bristol: Kolber, Carter, Dilfer, Jackson, McShay, and Smith
SportsCenter Special: On the Clock at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 25, will kickoff ESPN’s comprehensive coverage. The five-hour pre-Draft line-up will include Monday Night Football’s Mike Tirico hosting with Suzy Kolber and analysts Cris Carter, Trent Dilfer, Tom Jackson and Ron Jaworski, College GameDay’s Kirk Herbstreit, McShay, and correspondent Michael Smith in Bristol.
The focus will shift to Berman and the crew in Radio City in the 3 p.m. hour before the NFL Draft telecast officially begins at 4 p.m. ESPN’s Day 1 coverage will switch to ESPN2 at 9 p.m. through the conclusion of round 2.
ESPN will televise all eight hours on Day 2 (Sunday, April 26, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.) with Wingo hosting from Radio City with Edwards, Jaworski, Kiper and Mortensen. Kolber will co-host from Bristol and be joined by Carter, Dilfer, Jackson, McShay, and Smith.
What’s New in 2009:
Draft telecast will be presented in high definition for the first time (ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD);
Redesigned compression format will present information along the bottom of the screen and on the right-side HD bar (no graphics on left-side HD bar), offering a true 16x9 presentation;
McShay will use a perceptive pixel touch screen (aka “the McBoard”) to react to picks and to identify best available players and player movement scenarios;
McShay and Kiper discussion segments will be part of coverage both days;
Former NFL head coach Herm Edwards will offer analysis both days in his first draft for ESPN;
ESPN Axis technology will highlight players’ abilities and how their skills will translate to the NFL;
EA Virtual Playbook segments with Jackson will identify NFL teams’ personnel needs and how draftees will fill specific needs in the pros;
As part of its extensive NFL Draft coverage, ESPN will dispatch reporters throughout the weekend to team sites across the country for all the latest updates and reactions, including: Pedro Gomez (at Arizona), Rachel Nichols (Detroit), Wendi Nix (New England), Sal Paolantonio (N.Y. Jets-Day 1/Philadelphia-Day 2) and Ed Werder (Denver). Also, ESPN’s Los Angeles-based correspondent Shelley Smith will be with USC quarterback and projected first-round pick Mark Sanchez, who will be with his family in Southern California on draft day. Sanchez is one of many draftees whom ESPN will be tracking and speaking with beyond Radio City during the telecast.
ESPN NFL Draft TV schedule (Apr. 25-26):
Sat., Apr. 25 11 a.m. ET SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (ESPN)
1 p.m. SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (ESPN2)
3:30 p.m. SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (ESPN/simulcast on ESPN2)
4 p.m. 2009 NFL Draft (ESPN)
9 p.m. 2009 NFL Draft (ESPN2)
Sun., Apr. 26 10 a.m. 2009 NFL Draft - Day 2 (ESPN)
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio’s Freddie Coleman and ESPN.com senior NFL writer John Clayton will host ESPN Radio’s NFL Draft Day 1 coverage from Radio City Music Hall, joined by Ryen Rusillo from the network’s Bristol, Conn., studios. Day 1 coverage begins at 3 p.m. and will continue through the second round of the draft including interviews with top players and other newsmakers. Jon Stashower will host the ESPN Radio Draft Preview Show from 1-3 p.m. ET on Saturday.
ESPN’s 2009 NFL Draft Lineup:
ESPN – Day 1:
Radio City Music Hall in New York City –
Set #1: Chris Berman, Keyshawn Johnson, Mel Kiper Jr. and Steve Young
Set #2: Trey Wingo and Herm Edwards
Stage set: Chris Mortensen
Reporter: Erin Andrews
Bristol, Conn. –
Perceptive Pixel touch screen: Todd McShay
SportsCenter Special: On the Clock (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.): Mike Tirico, Suzy Kolber, Cris Carter, Trent Dilfer, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Jackson, Ron Jaworski, McShay and Michael Smith
ESPN – Day 2:
Radio City Music Hall: Wingo, Edwards, Jaworski, Kiper, and Mortensen
Bristol: Kolber, Carter, Dilfer, Jackson, McShay, and Smith