In the late 1970s, a recent graduate from Brown University ended up in a small Connecticut town with a job at a brand new cable television station. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network had just opened shop when Chris Berman entered the doors nearly 38 years ago. Of course, better known today as ESPN, the cable network and the host have been tied at the hip for those 38 years.
As the host of many programs on the station, Berman became known for the nicknames he bestowed on baseball players of the era.
John “Tonight, let it be” Lowenstein.