When ESPN wiped out most of its college basketball talent recently we wondered why Dick Vitale survived.
He’s an institution of course, but he’s also in his 70s and his career has slowed down. Plus he’s bound to still cost a fair amount.
All things considered, we thought they might gold watch him and send him on his way.
They didn’t of course and now Vitale has signed an extension which will keep him at ESPN until he’s 80.
He’s one of the last of the old-timers there: Vitale was on the crew of the very first ESPN basketball broadcast.