- The 60-minute special, featuring Taylor Tannebaum and Mark Packer, will celebrate the conference’s achievements since ACCN launched in 2019.
- ACC PM live from Bristol during ACCN’s fifth anniversary celebrations on Wednesday 21 August
ACC Network celebrates its fifth anniversary with a special 60-minute show. Five-year anniversary of the ACC networkPremieres Thursday, August 22 at 6 p.m. ET. Hosted by Taylor Tannebaum And Mark PackerThe anniversary special celebrates the ACC’s best teams, coaches, student-athletes and moments since the network launched on August 22, 2019.
“College sports are a core part of ESPN’s DNA and we are so proud of all the work that has gone into the first five years of ACC Network, which has resulted in such a resounding success,” said Jeramy Michiaelssenior director of programming and acquisitions at ESPN. “We look forward to continuing to support the incredible student-athletes of the ACC through the network’s world-class live coverage and reporting.”
“We are very pleased to celebrate this important milestone with our partners at Disney, ESPN and ACC Network,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “The achievements in ACCN’s first five years have been remarkable and that is a credit to the tireless efforts of so many. From achieving full distribution, to combining new corporate and title sponsors, to the creation of Road Trip, the journey of ACC Huddle and the tireless commitment to taking our league through competitions, championships, storytelling and more, we are proud of what has been accomplished and excited for what lies ahead.”
ACCN moderators and analysts, including Kelsey Riggs, Manuel, Carlos Boozer and more, join Tannebaum and Packer as they look back on their favorite moments of the past five years. Since launch, nine different ACC schools have combined to win 29 national titles in 10 different sports, 64 athletes have been selected in the first round of the NBA, NFL, MLB or WNBA draft and Five-year anniversary of the ACC network will celebrate the conference’s collective achievements through interviews, highlights, discussions and flashbacks.
In addition to the 60-minute special ACC PM The show will be hosted by original ACCN anchors Packer and Riggs as part of the five-year anniversary celebration on Wednesday, August 21 (4-6 p.m.) live from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.
Five-year anniversary of the ACC network Highlights include:
- Packer conducts a sit-down interview with Commissioner Phillips, reflecting on his first three years at the helm of the ACC and sharing his favorite moments on and off the field.
- Andrea Adelson Coverage of the remarkable playing career and transition to coaching of the field hockey star and current head coach of North Carolina Erin Matson.
- Adelson reflects the legacy of Devin Chandler, D’Sean Perry, And Lavel Davis, Jr.University of Virginia football players who were tragically shot and killed on the UVA campus in 2022.
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About ACC Network
Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Network (ACCN) and its digital platform ACCNX are a 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports that launched on August 22, 2019. ACCN broadcasts more than 500 regular season and tournament games from the 28 sports sponsored by the conference, as well as a variety of news and information programs and original programs. Together, ACCN and its digital platform ACCNX broadcast more than 1,500 ACC events each year. ESPN has broadcast ACC content since 1979 and holds exclusive rights to every conference-controlled game in all sports and championships, with few exceptions. All ACCN games are also available on the ESPN app with TV Everywhere credentials.
