Chris Connelly (journalist)

American sports and entertainment reporter

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Chris Connelly

Born| 1957 (age 67-68)
Education| Amherst
Title| Essayist and Reporter

Chris Connelly (born 1957) is an American sports and entertainment reporter who currently works for ESPN as a contributor to its E:60 newsmagazine. He was also the interim editor-in-chief of Grantland.com, replacing Bill Simmons, before ESPN shuttered the site in October 2015.

Connelly joined ESPN in 2001 to host the daily interview program Unscripted with Chris Connelly, designed to be a more contemporary version of the long-running Up Close interview show which previously occupied the 5PM ET timeslot. The show, which premiered on the same day as Pardon the Interruption, lasted only a few months before being replaced by an early SportsCenter and eventually Around the Horn.

Since the cancellation of Unscripted, Connelly has reported and narrated the long-form human interest reports that air on SportsCenter on weekends. Most notably, he annually does a one-week series called "My Wish" involving athletes fulfilling kids' Make a Wish Foundation wishes. Connelly also helped ABC and ESPN cover the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2006; he conducted interviews with finalists who had just been eliminated.

Before joining ESPN, Connelly worked for Rolling Stone magazine as a music critic. During the 1980s he also served as Special Music Correspondent for Good Morning America, which involved interviewing the music stars of the day. Next Connelly spent thirteen years at MTV (1988-2001). He hosted the pre-shows for the MTV Movie Awards and prior to that, The Big Picture, a weekly show with features and movie reviews. He was also an editor and reporter for Premiere magazine, eventually becoming editor-in-chief. After six months however, Connelly resigned in a dispute over journalistic integrity after the owner of the magazine reportedly asked that he quash a story that unfavorably portrayed a business associate.[1]

From 2000 to 2007[2][3][4][5] he was part of the ensemble of hosts for the Academy Awards preshow. All of these assignments were for ABC.

## References

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1. ^ Welkos, Robert (2007-03-10). "From 'it' read to has-been". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
2. ^ Weiskind, Ron (2002-03-24). "Predictions: Mind-boggling behavior creates tight Oscar races". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
3. ^ Weiskind, Ron (2003-03-22). "75th Academy Awards: Dazzled by 'Chicago'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
4. ^ "Dressed To Thrill | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
5. ^ "Listings | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource". TheFutonCritic.com. 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

## External links

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* Chris Connelly at IMDb

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MTV News correspondents in the United States

US correspondents|

* Sway Calloway
* Josh Horowitz

Former US correspondents|

* Serena Altschul
* Jim Cantiello
* Chris Connelly
* Ana Marie Cox
* Christina Garibaldi
* Liz Hernandez
* Tim Kash
* Kurt Loder
* Brian McFayden
* John Norris
* SuChin Pak
* Iann Robinson
* Tabitha Soren
* Alison Stewart
* Kim Stolz
* Gaby Wilson
* Gideon Yago
* Nick Zano

See also|

* MTV
* MTV2

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ESPN Inc.

Executives|

* George Bodenheimer
* Edwin Durso
* Chuck Pagano
* Norby Williamson
* James Pitaro

U.S. networks|

| Streaming|

* ESPN+
* ESPN3
* ESPN Flagship (fall 2025)

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Linear TV|

* ESPN
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* ESPNU
* ESPNews
* Deportes
* ACC Network
* SEC Network

Part-time|

* ACC Network Xtra
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* SEC Network +

Radio|

* ESPN Radio
* Deportes
* Xtra

International|

| Canada|

* TSN
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* 4
* 5
* RDS
* RDS2
* RDS Info
* CTV Nature Channel
* CTV Speed Channel
* CTV Wild Channel
* USA Network

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Japan|

* J Sports (3%)

Latin America|

| Panregional|

* ESPN (Latin America)

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Brazil|

* ESPN (Brazil)

Caribbean|

* ESPN Caribbean

Netherlands|

* ESPN (Netherlands)

Oceania|

* ESPN Australia

Sub-Saharan Africa|

* ESPN Africa

Ventures|

* ESPN.com
* ESPN Bet (with Penn Entertainment)
* ESPN Deportes.com
* ESPN Broadband
* ESPN Events
* ESPN Films
* ESPN Deportes La Revista
* ESPN Books
* ESPY Awards
* ESPN Integration
* ESPN PPV

Defunct ventures|

* Arena Football League (minority stake, 2006–2009)
* ESPN 3D (2010–2013)
* ESPN America (2002–2013)
* ESPN Classic (U.S.) (1995–2021)
* ESPN Classic (UK) (2006–2013)
* ESPN Classic Canada (2001–2023)
* ESPN College Extra (2015–2023)
* ESPN Full Court (2007–2015)
* ESPN GamePlan (1992–2015)
* ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded (2010–2020)
* Grantland (2011–2015)
* ESPN HS (1997–2012)
* ESPN The Magazine (1998–2019)
* ESPN MVP (2005–2006)
* ESPNscrum (2007–2015)
* ESPN Star Sports (equity stake, 1996–2012; incl. ESPN Asia (1995–2013))
* NHL Network Canada (2001–2015)
* ESPN5 (2017–2020)
* WatchESPN (2011–2019)
* Sony ESPN (2016–2020)
* ESPN West
* Longhorn Network (2011–2024)
* Venu Sports (cancelled)
* WTSN (2001–2003)

Sports broadcasting rights|

* CFL on TSN
* ESPN College Basketball
* ESPN College Football
* ESPN Major League Baseball
* KayRod Cast
* FCS Kickoff
* Golf on ESPN
* High School Showcase
* MLS Soccer Sunday
* NBA on ESPN
* NBA on ABC
* NFL on ESPN
* Monday Night Football
* Manningcast
* NHL on ESPN
* TSN Hockey
* Soccer on ESPN/ABC
* Tennis on ESPN
* WNBA on ESPN
* Other events

Other properties|

* Andscape
* ESPNcricinfo
* Jayski's Silly Season Site (formerly)
* ESPN FC
* Scouts Inc.
* TrueHoop

Notable personalities|

* Current personalities
* Former personalities
* ESPNews personalities
* ESPNU personalities
* ESPN Radio personalities
* Presidents of ESPN

Miscellaneous|

* History
* Programs
* Criticism
* This Is SportsCenter
* ESPN Armory
* ESPN Zone
* ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
* ESPN BottomLine
* ESPN8 The Ocho
* X Games
* Fox Sports International

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