Dan Patrick suggested Linda Cohn as potential Keith Olbermann replacement
"And then I thought, well, Linda Cohn could sit in and then there won't be any comparison."
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Kenny Mayne enters greeting card business
"I’ve always believed greeting cards should either make you laugh, cry, or question why you opened them in front of other people."
Kenny Mayne believes ‘Mayne Street’ was ahead of its time
Nearly two decades later, Mayne thinks a revival might still be possible.
AA Podcast: Kenny Mayne on Augusta ‘ban,’ NFL tryout, hosting ‘SportsCenter,’ and more
On this week’s episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews former SportsCenter anchor and co-host of...
Kenny Mayne sets the record straight on his Augusta National ban
"That's a real story and a fake story at the same time."
Former ESPNer Kenny Mayne reveals he’s banned from Augusta National
"I just made some smartass comment about, 'We'll see you at the Masters, where we bring four saucy ladies out to play!'"
Sam Darnold grew up wanting to be an ESPN anchor
"I idolized guys like Neil Everett, Stan Verrett, Kenny Mayne... were the reason that I fell in love with sports."
Trey Wingo thought his ‘career was over’ after John Daly ‘SportsCenter’ screw up
"I thought my career was over. I thought my career was over in like my second show."
Manning brother (not that one) starts golf podcast with Kenny Mayne, Kevin from ‘The Office’ (seriously)
Did ChatGPT come up with this?
Kenny Mayne: ‘It seems the political rules [at ESPN] have vanished’
"Everybody paints ESPN as 'such a liberal place and all of you are woke' and all that stupid sh*t. The truth is, it's kinda a conservative place..."
Kenny Mayne names all-time top 5 ‘SportsCenter’ anchors
"I'm just going old school. And I'm gonna leave a lot of people out."
Dan Patrick wanted nothing to do with picking Keith Olbermann’s successor
"They put so much pressure on me because Olbermann left and everybody in the building thought I was picking who my co-host was."
Kenny Mayne at peace post-ESPN: ‘I did it enough’
Since departing the Worldwide Leader, Mayne has shown no signs of slowing down.
ESPN colleagues pay tribute to Chris Mortensen
"Mort was the definition of class, professionalism, and friendship."
Kenny Mayne takes center stage revisiting UNLV football career
"Truly, great to be back … it was pretty cool watching practice."
SportsCenter’s fight for survival: Can ESPN’s flagship survive the digital age?
Steve Kerr believes media for profit is a bad recipe for a healthy country: ‘Fomenting anger and distrust’
"There used to be more of a sense of decency, even if it was fake. At least people were treating each other well in public discourse."
Katie Nolan thought Apple approached her to join their MLB broadcast by mistake
"I was like, are they confused? Do they know what I do?"
Dan Le Batard advises against journalism career after that ‘orange, racist turd’ crushed the industry with fake news
"This orange, racist turd without a subtlety in his body be able to just crush my industry with 'Fake News, Fake News!' as I see propaganda takeover and misinformation all over the internet."
Kenny Mayne will be part of Peacock’s exclusive broadcast of Notre Dame-UNLV
Former UNLV QB Mayne and former ND RB/current Rams' RB Kyren Williams are this week's guest analysts for NBC Sports Notre Dame coverage.
Audacy “forced” Boomer and Gio to interview Kenny Mayne, who placed a Starbucks order mid-interview
"I’m gonna order coffee now."
Kenny Mayne looks back at ESPN exit in comments to Jimmy Traina: “It all turned out okay for me and my family.”
"It was the right move for everybody. They saved some money, I replaced it with Caesars and the other things I'm doing. Everybody did okay."
Kenny Mayne shares his current favorite podcasts on ‘Podsauce,’ Audacy’s new podcast discovery show
No longer at ESPN, Mayne listens to and endorses several political podcasts.
Cari Champion and Kenny Mayne will host nightly Olympics recap on Peacock
The two never worked together at ESPN despite years of overlapping time in Bristol.
‘Fuck you, Aaron Rodgers’: Kenny Mayne signs off from SportsCenter for final time
Kenny said goodbye with the help of Aaron Rodgers, Sue Bird, Marshawn Lynch, and others.
Kenny Mayne says ESPN’s offer was a 61 percent pay cut: ‘I just think I can do better elsewhere’
"I’m not asking anyone to feel sorry for me.
Kenny Mayne announces he’s exiting ESPN, calling himself a “salary cap casualty”
Mayne had been with ESPN since 1994, working on everything from SportsCenter to Sunday NFL Countdown to Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports.
Aubrey Huff blasts Kenny Mayne, ESPN and Disney, claims they “create more political and racial divide everyday”
"I did make a political opinion but at no time did I threaten anyone’s life. You & ur colleagues @espn @Disney create more political & racial divide everyday. See how you played the race & politics card here to fit ur narrative?"
Kenny Mayne makes surprise appearance at second school thanks to a Twitter follower, talking about his veteran-focused Run Freely charity
Mayne stopped by his old high school to talk about his Run Freely charity, then came to a second one thanks to a Twitter invitation.
Kenny Mayne and John Anderson were delighted with Bruce Irvin’s post-game comments after another Raiders loss
Things are still going well for the Raiders.
Some guy is mailing ESPN anchors stern letters about their appearance and etiquette
We could learn a thing or two about media criticism from this guy.
Kenny Mayne returns to regularly anchor 11 p.m. ET SportsCenter next week
It marks the return of "Bring me the finest meats and cheeses of the land!"
