ESPN’s Berman to Retire After 2016 Football Season

The Big Lead: Chris Berman, the longtime ESPN sportscaster who has been with the company since 1979, is leaving the network after next football season, multiple sources said. Berman is in the final year of his contract, which ends sometime after the 2016-2017 football season. He is expected to retire, rather than leave for another network. Berman, 61, joined the network a month after its inception in 1979.