Linda Cohn, ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor, to retire from ESPN June 30
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"Linda Cohn, ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor, to retire from ESPN June 30" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 8 articles from 8 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (10)
- Beloved SportsCenter Anchor Linda Cohn Leaving ESPN After 34 Years People.com · 10h ago
- ESPN’s Linda Cohn hosted more episodes of ‘SportsCenter’ than anyone. She’s retiring after 34 years Boston Herald · 10h ago
- ESPN legend Linda Cohn will anchor last SportsCenter on June 26 USA Today · 18h ago
- Sports TV trailblazer Linda Cohn retiring from ESPN after record-setting career The New York Times · 18h ago
- Linda Cohn, one of the few SportsCenter anchors who always put the fan first, set to retire from ESPN Fox News · 18h ago
- ESPN’s longest-tenured ‘SportsCenter’ anchor announces retirement: ‘I was a fan first’ AL.com · 18h ago
- SUNY Oswego alum who became ESPN’s longest-tenured ‘SportsCenter’ anchor set to retire Syracuse.com · 18h ago
- ESPN announces ‘SportsCenter’ anchor Linda Cohn is retiring The Boston Globe · 18h ago
- Anchor Linda Cohn retiring after 34 years at ESPN ESPN · 18h ago
- Linda Cohn, ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor, to retire from ESPN June 30 ESPN Press Room · 18h ago
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