Veteran ESPN broadcaster Steve Levy will be the next game-by-game presenter for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, with former NFL quarterback-turned-commentator Brian Griese and ESPN NFL analyst Louis Riddick completing the team, according to a Friday report by sports and media writer Jim Miller.
Audience: New booth of @NFL_MNF: @espnSteveLevy @briangriese @LRiddickESPN 2nd game @steelers vs. @Giants @cbfowler @KirkHerbstreit (If the college football season is canceled, this could change)
– James Andrew Miller (@ JimMiller) July 31, 2020
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Louis Riddick will be a Monday Night Football analyst this fall. Great news for those of us who have appreciated your preparation and honesty on the air for years.
– Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) July 31, 2020
The Monday Night Football broadcast team has changed several times in recent years after decades of relative stability after the franchise’s launch in 1970 with Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith on ABC.
Frank Gifford replaced Jackson in 1971 and remained MNF play-by-play player until 1985. Al Michaels took over the following season and stayed until 2005 before going to NBC. Mike Tirico’s season as a game-by-game announcer lasted from 2006 to 2015.
The turnover became more evident in 2016, when Sean McDonough served two seasons. Joe Tessitore took over the 2018 and 2019 seasons, but will now be replaced by Levy.
Levy and Griese have worked together on the ESPN college basketball booth for several seasons.
Lisa Salters will continue to be the secondary reporter for MNF.
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