Michelle Beadle hardly seems broken up about failing as a co-host on ESPN’s “Get Up!” morning show.
The outspoken anchor never quite clicked with Mike Greenberg and Jalen Rose on their New York set, and so, two and a half weeks after ESPN announced she would be leaving the show, she was moving back to Los Angeles, where she will anchor a new NBA show.
“I’d say I’m sad to be leaving but….who are we kidding. Time to go home! JFK—LAX,” she tweeted Wednesday afternoon.
Beadle reportedly was given a deal worth $5 million a year to do “Get Up!” and then got a contract extension to work the NBA show. She had previously said she was not going to watch the NFL or college football, stemming from the Urban Meyer fiasco at Ohio State — an issue for a program that was going to dive into football.
The basketball show, called “NBA After the Buzzer,” will come on after ESPN’s coverage of live games, trying to keep viewers on the network longer. It will feature Rose, Chauncey Billups and Paul Pierce, with Beadle as the anchor.
The format for “Get Up!” is changing, involving more highlights and scores. Greenberg is taking over most of the hosting, and Maria Taylor, Laura Rutledge, Dianna Russini and Jen Lada are getting shots next to Greenberg and Rose.