John Anderson

John Anderson is an American sports commentator who served as host of the ESPN TV program SportsCenter from June 1999 until his retirement in June 2024. From 2008 to 2014, he and John Henson hosted Wipeout, a reality game show on ABC. In March 2024, Anderson announced he would host his last SportsCenter in June, though he indicated he would continue to work with ESPN on other projects. The Missouri School of Journalism announced on June 24, 2024, that they would be hiring Anderson as their Endowed Chair in Radio and Television Journalism and that he would assume the position in January 2025.