Long-time ESPN college football and basketball play-by-play commentator and fishing show host Ron Franklin will host ESPN2's three days of same-day coverage of the BASS Masters Classic August 2-4 from New Orleans. In a television first, all three days of the event – the Super Bowl of bass fishing -- will be covered on national television. Franklin will be joined on air by familiar ESPN Outdoors hosts Jerry McKinnis and Tommy Sanders and long-time Bass Tournament Trail commentator Fish Fishburne.
In addition to the previously announced primetime show scheduled for Saturday, August 18th at 9 p.m., ESPN2 will provide same-day coverage approximately 30 minutes or less after the end of competition Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as well as updates from the launch site during ESPN Outdoors Saturday morning on ESPN2. The schedule follows (all times ET).
Date | Event | ESPN2 Telecast Time (ET) |
Thursday, Aug. 2 | Day One Weigh-In | 6 - 6:30 p.m. |
Friday, Aug. 3 | Day Two Weigh-In Updates | 6 - 6: 30 p.m. |
Saturday, Aug. 4 | Final Day Weigh-In | 6:30- 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Aug. 18 | Review | 9 - 10 p.m. |