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ESPN's Scott Van Pelt hosts the 11:00pm ET "SportsCenter" and is leading the "flagship show at a time when the network is scrambling to fill its air in a sports world on hold." Van Pelt said, "The analogy that I've landed on is that it's much like being a waiter in a restaurant where there are no chefs and there is no food." He added, "I just don't know how long we can continue to trot out, 'hey, baseball said they might play in July.' Okay, cool. 'Hey, the NBA is going to reopen practice facilities tomorrow.' I mean it feels like updates on a snail race" (CNN.com, 5/10).

TRIAL BY FIRE: The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Jared Diamond noted Korean Baseball Organization game telecasts on ESPN have had "technical glitches and some minor hiccups as the announcers grow accustomed to working together while physically apart." On-air talent has had to "learn an entirely new league in a matter of days." ESPN's Karl Ravech said that the process "has been made easier by his experience broadcasting South Korean teams in the Little League World Series over the years" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 5/8).

WAY TOO CHUMMY: In Boston, Gary Washburn noted longtime N.Y. Post NBA reporter Peter Vecsey is "not a big fan" of today's NBA broadcasts. Vecsey said that there "aren't enough one-on-one interviews and insight," but rather "mostly a bunch of former players discussing a few plays in the game the audience just watched." Vecsey: "I'm sorry the network wasn't smart enough to do what NBC did to put me out to do interviews. ... There's no content whatsoever. After every telecast (during his time with the Turner Network), Ernie Johnson would thank me for bringing it, thanks for the homework" (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/10).

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