Longtime ESPN star Mike Greenberg recently celebrated his 28th anniversary as a member of the network. But on the same day, the producer of Green made him feel his age and more.
Greenberg was featured in Monday’s edition of Green by Adam Schefter and producers Brendan Peregrin and Cameron Pratt, where he began talking about his anniversary at ESPN.
“Today is my anniversary on that front, by the way,” Greenberg said. “I looked at it again. I started at ESPN 28 years ago today. August 26, 1996.”
Then Pratt chimed in and mentioned that Greenberg’s start date at ESPN was almost a year before he was born.
“The year before I was born,” Pratt said.
This caused Greenberg to pause in his statement, shocked by what Pratt had just told him.
“Is that really true? That was the year before you were born? You were born on August 5th and I started in August…” Greenberg said. “That’s unbelievable. So I’ve been at ESPN longer than you’ve been alive?!”
Schefter added that he has a connection with Greenberg because he has been covering the NFL longer than his NFL Live Colleague Laura Rutledge is still alive.
“Look, I had a case like that last week regarding Laura Rutledge,” Schefter said. “I said this is my 35th year as a National Football League reporter. She’s 35, so I’ve been covering the NFL since Laura Rutledge was alive.”
“I’ve been at ESPN longer than you’ve been alive?!”@campratt14 And @LauraRutledge are out here making @Espgreeny And @AdamSchefter feel old 👴🏻 https://t.co/XZTsK4ox8H pic.twitter.com/e6TFoe6qsD
— ESPN Radio (@ESPNRadio) 27 August 2024
Both facts about Greenberg and Schefter are pretty shocking when you really think about them. But as much as it probably makes them feel old, it’s also a testament to the quality of their work that they’ve been in the industry for so long.
