- Stan Verrett
Stan Verrett is an anchor on the
ESPN andESPNEWS networks in theUnited States . Most of Verrett's appearances are on "SportsCenter " at 11 p.m or 1 a.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. He has also hosted studio segments on ESPN'scollege basketball and college football telecasts, and has appeared as a sideline reporter, workingArenaBowl XXII .He was also know as "Stan The Man", a radio DJ on
WOWI 103 Jamz in theHampton Roads , VA area. While in the area, Verrett was a sports anchor on ABC affiliate WVEC-TV 13 and also had a stint on localNBC affiliate WAVY-TV 10.Verrett was born and raised in
New Orleans, Louisiana . His boyhood home was destroyed byHurricane Katrina .He attended
St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) andHoward University inWashington, D.C. Verrett is a member of Beta Chapter of
Alpha Phi Alpha , the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.Controversy
On the January 31, 2008, edition of the 11pm SportsCenter, while doing a highlight for a
Cleveland Cavaliers game, Donyell Marshall came onto the court without his jersey on; wearing a tank top. In describing this, Verrett called Marshall's tank top a "wife beater". Verrett did apologize for his remark at the end of the show, which ended just after midnight, February 1, 2008.
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