ESPN5’s SportsCenter debuted on Sunday, bringing up-to-date developments of what’s happening in the PBA, the NBA, American Football, Volleyball and a lot more.
Produced live and exclusive by ESPN5, the show is being hosted by the PBA panel’s familiar fixtures Magoo Marjon and Aaron Atayde and former courtside reporter Lia Cruz and fitness buff Amanda Fernandez.
The 30-minute daily program will be bringing to Filipino fans the latest sports news and developments from the Philippines and around the world, with daily content contribution from SportsCenter US.
Mr. Marjon is a longtime PBA play-by-play commentator, who’s been around in the business for about 15 years. He’s been covering Asia’s pioneering professional basketball league and has covered FIBA-sanctioned tournaments, including FIBA Asia and FIBA World Cup.
Ms. Cruz, on the other hand, has covered sports for a long time before being assigned in the news department of News 5, but continuously tapped by the network for the coverages in FIBA and the Olympics.
Host Aaron Atayde also brings a wealth of sports knowledge to SportsCenter. Well-known to sports fans as one of the most-recognized voices on Philippine radio, Mr. Atayde has built an 11 -year career doing play-by-play commentary for college basketball and host of Sports5’s Sports 360. TV Host, football club manager and fitness facility owner Amanda Fernandez rounds out the team with her fitness and lifestyle knowledge.
Chot Reyes, president of TV5 is excited on the launching of our country’s version of SportsCenter.
“We are excited to bring the iconic SportsCenter brand to the Filipino audience. As a die-hard viewer of this show, I truly believe that it is the definitive sports program on television. We at TV5 are honored to be bringing SportsCenter Philippines to you as this is truly a milestone for local TV,” said Mr. Reyes. — Rey Joble
