ESPN’s David Roberts to Retire in August

After a 22-year career at ESPN and almost five decades in media, ESPN EVP, executive editor, Sports News and Entertainment David Roberts will retire at the end of August. Roberts joined ESPN in 2004 as a coordinating producer and currently oversees ESPN’s news operation including sports news and coverage, investigative and enterprise journalism, research and digital editorial. He also supervises ESPN Audio. Roberts comments, “This has been both a real honor and a blessing to work for and with the most talented people in the industry. I am extremely humbled and grateful to have had the opportunities afforded me as a member of the ESPN leadership team. It has been simply an awesome 22 years.” ESPN president of content Burke Magnus states, “David Roberts has had a long and extremely distinguished career in this industry, and we’ve been fortunate to have him as part of the ESPN team for more than two decades. His leadership has made a tremendous difference, and he will leave a lasting legacy at ESPN. We wish him all the best in retirement.”