BuddyTV interviews Kenny Mayne, ESPN personality, former Dancing with the Stars contestant and star of ESPN.com's Mayne Street.

Kenny Mayne has done it all at ESPN.  If you watch SportsCenter these days, his footprint is all over.  With Keith Olberman and Craig Kilborn, Kenny Mayne was one of the first sportscasters to become a star in their own right, bringing off-beat humor to the formerly droll occupation of presiding over sports highlights.  In addition to being a SportsCenter anchor, Mayne has written books, produced segments on the road and, recently, even competed on Dancing with the Stars.  He has since appeared on Dancing with the Stars in a guest role on numerous occasions.  Today, Mayne released the first episode of his web series, Mayne Street, on ESPN.com.  The series follows Mayne, playing a version of himself, as what he calls “a poor man's Larry David.”  Recently, we had the chance to speak with Kenny about Mayne Street, his career at ESPN and his time on Dancing with the Stars.

You can find the full mp3 audio of the interview below.

Growing up, I watched SportsCenter religiously.  Sometimes I would watch the same episode twice.  Kenny Mayne was always one of my two or three favorite anchors.  I still repeat his home run calls while watching baseball.  Needless to say, it was an honor to speak with him on any and all topics.  In the interview we discuss how Mayne Street came about and what fans can expect from the series.  The first episode, which was released today, can be found on ESPN.com and, unsurprisingly, it is very funny. 

We also discussed the evolution of the SportsCenter anchor and how sports coverage has changed since he began working at ESPN.  It's hard to fathom now, but ESPN used to be a dinky little cable channel.  It has since transformed into a true global superpower.  Interestingly, this is at a time when sports coverage has migrated onto the internet in a big way.  We talked about this transformation of how we ingest sports and whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

-Interview Conducted by Oscar Dahl
(Image Courtesy of ESPN)