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| | Tuesday, February 6 ESPN's Up Close | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Up Close began 2001 from its new home: ESPN Zone at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, Calif.
Up Close is hosted by 10-year ESPN veteran Gary Miller, who assumed the prestigious position this past January 11th. Prior to becoming the third host for Up Close, Miller hosted Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter and anchored ESPN's on-site coverage for the World Series, MLB Playoffs, and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies. Up Close is based in ESPN's Los Angeles studio, featuring predominantly face-to-face in-studio interviews with the top athletes, coaches, and sports personalities, with an occasional newsmaker hooked up by satellite. The show also goes on the road each year to the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, MLB All-Star Game, Kentucky Derby and The Masters, and other events. Up Close has been the pre-eminent sports interview show since 1984, when it was titled Sportslook and hosted by Roy Firestone. Firestone hosted the daily show until 1994, when Chris Myers took over. Firestone is still one of the most prominent personalities at ESPN, hosting Up Close Primetime, a night-time special that runs once or twice a month and features face-to-face interviews exclusively. Here is just a small sample of the highlights of Miller's first year hosting Up Close:
| AUDIO/VIDEO ![]() Gary Miller welcomes Marv Levy, Nick Buoniconti and Lynn Swann for a Hall of Fame edition of Up Close.RealVideo: 28.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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