Ryan Burr: A Q&A With the ESPN Anchorman

One Great Season is marking its one year anniversary this week with interviews of several sports media personalities. Today's subject is Ryan Burr, who anchors "SportsCenter" and other shows on ESPN, and hosted the network's in-studio preview show before LeBron James' "The Decision" on July 8. Feel free to suggest future interviews by clicking here .

By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season

One Great Season: You were part of ESPN's studio pre-show for "The Decision ." What was your reaction when your superiors told you earlier that week that you'd be hosting that studio show?

Ryan Burr: Obviously I was excited, first and foremost.Whether I agreed with LeBron having a one hour show for himself or not, I knew there would be a lot of eyeballs on that show.

Just like a player who wants to play in the big game, as an anchor, my goal is to be in the biggest spots that are out there, and as far as I knew, that was going to be the biggest of my career so far.