Kenny Mayne - ESPN

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ESPN hired Mayne in 1994 after Mayne had sent ESPN a note inquiring whether the network would hire him. The note simply asked to check a box, including one option that read, "We'll hire you when there's an ESPN5."

Mayne started at ESPN in 1994 as a SportSmash anchor on ESPN2, and soon moved over to the main network. He became well known for his dry sense of humor and his unique home run calls.

For a time, he served as co-anchor of the 11PM SportsCenter with Dan Patrick after Keith Olbermann left ESPN. He left SportsCenter two years later, moving to an assortment of late night ESPN shows which were usually re-aired throughout the next morning. Included in his repertoire was the game show 2 Minute Drill. Mayne is now most often seen as the host for ABC and ESPN's horse racing events, as well as providing offbeat feature stories on Sunday NFL Countdown in a weekly segment called "The Mayne Event."

On January 17, 2007, ESPN signed Mayne to a one year contract to do features and cover horse racing, as well as return to SportsCenter for about 50 shows in 2007.

Beginning October 2, 2008, Mayne starred in ESPN's first scripted web series, Mayne Street, playing a fictionalized version of himself.

In 2011 ESPN launched, "Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports" a series of videos on ESPN.com highlighting Mayne's trips around the world. In the first season the show visited six countries (England, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, and New Zealand) with Mayne participating in events like the King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament in Thailand, the world's longest par-3 hole (Extreme 19) in South Africa, and a road bowling match in Ireland. A television version of "Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports", featuring highlights from the internet series, aired on ESPN/ABC in December 2011.

Season 2 of "Wider World of Sports" is currently in production with Mayne and company set to visit the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Mongolia, Italy, Switzerland, and Scotland.