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Yesterday, I Interviewed Michelle Beadle. Yes, I Asked Her About Her ESPYs Dress.

How would you describe the atmosphere on the ESPN campus in Bristol? I’ve heard some great things from people who work there, and some not-so-great things. What’s your impression?

I think it’s different for us, because our little group travels in a pack. I think our experience here might be different from someone who’s, say, from Philly and just reads the news and is out here by himself.

Most of us came from the city, and we suffer from those days when there’s nothing going on. I lived in New York for 8 years, and socially it’s a lot tougher living in Bristol than New York. But I’ve put in a year, and I’m learning what parts of Connecticut have a bit more going on than others.

You have a new show, Winner’s Bracket, with Marcellus Wiley on ABC. It’s described as an “hour-long highlight-driven show.” How is it any different than a typical ESPN show, which tend to be an hour long and driven by highlights?

It’s a spinoff of SportsNation where we basically pit the best videos of the week against each other, and it’s not all sports. The Saturday evening audience on ABC isn’t as in tune with the sports world as our ESPN audience, so we decided to mix it up a bit. Working with Marcellus is great. You could be doing a show, be in the worst mood of your life, and he’ll go out there and kill it for you.

We’re taking a break from that right now, though, and we’re doing another Saturday show on ESPN U. It’s a mix of Colin and John Ritchie, and I’ll be on and off. It’s our version of the Saturday morning college football coverage, but in a SportsNation way.

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