John Saunders, ESPN stalwart, dies at 61

John Saunders, ESPN stalwart and host of "The Sports Reporters" has died. He was 61.

Colleague Hannah Storm announced the news on ESPN on Wednesday morning.

A Toronto native, Saunders joined ESPN in 1986 and had filled a variety of roles both there and with ABC. He had hosted "The Sports Reporters," a Sunday morning staple, since Dick Schaap's death in 1991.