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ESPN's "First Take" Transitions To Flagship Network Today

"First Take" starting today at 10:00am ET moves from ESPN2 to ESPN, and show producer Dave Roberts said there will be a "few tweaks" accompanying the shift to the flagship network. Roberts: "'Final Take' is one of the things that we've already done by adding a segment at the end of the show where the talent will offer up a final take or commentary on a topic of their choice. ... The most important focus for me will be the actual content, and by that I mean how we decide the topics that we're going to discuss and to make sure that everyone has a voice in what those topics will be each and every day" (MULTICHANNEL.com, 12/28).

ESPN has lined up a "series of special guests" for this week, with rapper Wale today to "perform the theme song live from the First Take set." Other guests this week will include Jim Kelly and Ice Cube (THE DAILY).

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