Todd Grisham - Sportscasting

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In 2007, Grisham was named the host for Fox Soccer Channel's Major League Soccer broadcasts, working alongside Christopher Sullivan for pre-game and post-game coverage of the network's Saturday night broadcasts until 2010, later picking up announcing duties for WWE NXT.

On August 24, 2011, a day after serving as NXT play-by-play commentator for the final time on the 23rd, it was announced that Grisham would be joining ESPN.

On October 16, 2011, Todd would debut as a co-anchor for ESPNEWS for the overnight hours of "Highlight Express" presenting live from 11p-2a ET and replayed until 7am ET and was joined by Adnan Virk. He would also do the morning sports updates for ABC's early morning program America This Morning and prepackaged reports for ABC O&O stations who do not have a morning sportscaster. He would later present ESPN again on October 18 co-presenting with Sara Walsh and would be named one of the official overnight anchors for ESPNEWS and will alternate to present updates for the ABC Stations and America This Morning On October 22, 2011, Grisham inadvertently caused some minor internet outrage when he referred to the loss suffered by Oklahoma at the hands of Texas Tech as "The Trail of Tears." Grisham would later apologize for the gaffe on Twitter.

On November 10, 2011 Todd Grisham replaced Jon Anik as the host of MMA Live. On December 28, 2011, Todd made his SportsCenter debut presenting SportsCenter from Bristol, CT until 11:30pm when ESPN's Los Angeles studios resumes SportsCenter.

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