CNN teams with SI on special
CNN today announced that it will air a special in collaboration with Sports Illustrated on the top 25 sports personalities of the last quarter century….
CNN asked the editors of Sports Illustrated to come up with the list of the top 25 sports characters, identifying the one aspect that made each of these athletes stand out from the crowd through their combination of personality and athletic skill.
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The rankings will also appear online, where viewers can rank the innovations themselves or provide their thoughts and memories on how these innovations changed their lives. This list and other topics pertaining to CNN’s 25th anniversary can be found at www.cnn.com/cnn25.
The special, hosted by HLN’s sports anchor Larry Smith will air on Sunday August 7th at 8 pm EST.



Was it Michael Jordan as No. 1 sports personality? I didn’t see your show Sunday night, and I want to comment on this on my sports talk show today. Thanks.
Tony Eierdam
Sports Director/talk show host
ESPN Radio 1450 - Palestine (TX)
Comment by tony eierdam — August 8, 2005 @ 10:07 am