{"id":10184,"date":"2024-06-28T08:33:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T13:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/?p=10184"},"modified":"2024-06-28T08:33:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T13:33:45","slug":"emmy-winning-sportscenter-anchor-now-endowed-professor-at-mu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2024\/06\/28\/emmy-winning-sportscenter-anchor-now-endowed-professor-at-mu\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy-winning SportsCenter anchor now endowed professor at MU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/062424_Anderson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/062424_Anderson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"John Anderson, B.J. \u201987\" class=\"wp-image-10186\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/062424_Anderson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/062424_Anderson-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/062424_Anderson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/062424_Anderson-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/062424_Anderson.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Anderson, B.J. \u201987<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After 25 years at ESPN, today is the final SportsCenter broadcast for John Anderson, one of the network\u2019s longest-serving anchors and a loyal Mizzou alumnus. We\u2019re proud of what he\u2019s accomplished and excited that next year John will come home to Mizzou as the <a href=\"https:\/\/showme.missouri.edu\/2024\/john-anderson-acclaimed-sportscenter-anchor-joins-missouri-school-of-journalism-faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leonard H. Goldenson Endowed Chair in Radio and Television Journalism<\/a>. He will teach courses that focus on writing, reporting and interviewing while working alongside students at all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/53687286599_bf18dc500e_o-scaled-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53687286599_bf18dc500e_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Anderson (center) with Mizzou Alumni Association Executive Director Todd McCubbin and President Choi in April. \" class=\"wp-image-10185\" style=\"width:250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anderson (center) with Mizzou Alumni Association Executive Director Todd McCubbin and President Choi in April. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>John was a track and field student-athlete and team captain at MU. He graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism and became an Emmy-winning sports reporter and anchor. He\u2019s remained close to the Mizzou community and has sponsored a long running internship for our students at ESPN. That internship has kept Mizzou at the forefront of sports journalism while benefiting students for more than two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His experience and expertise are truly world-class. I can\u2019t wait to see how he inspires the next generation of journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Mun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next year, John Anderson will come home to Mizzou as the Leonard H. 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