Behind The Glasses: SVP through the years #SCSVP

June 20, 2002 Rich Eisen and Scott Van Pelt flank the Virginia Tech mascot on the ESPN campus. Longtime ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt will be the solo host of a new, unique edition of the midnight SportsCenter launching Monday, Sept. 7, following the telecast of the Ohio State at Virginia Tech college football game on ESPN (8 p.m. ET). Van Pelt, who joined ESPN in 2001, has had many memorable moments over the years, as seen in this slideshow. Mike Skarka contributed to this post June 21, 2002 NHL star Simon Gagne and SVP shoot a promotional spot in the ESPN CafÃ©. Oct. 11, 2003 Former SportsCenter anchor Kevin Frazier reports with SVP â€“ Frazier is now co-host of "Entertainment Tonight." Oct. 16, 2004 SVP is joined by C3PO of Star Wars fame in a â€œThis is SportsCenterâ€ commercial shoot. Nov. 6, 2007 Kenny Mayne and SVP compare notes on the SportsCenter set. Sept. 23, 2005 SVP and LeBron James have a slight disagreement over the ownership of a chair in a â€œThis is SportsCenterâ€ spot. Oct. 17, 2007 During shooting of â€œThis is SportsCenterâ€ spot, SVP talks with (l-r) Boston Celtics Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett as they decide on a nickname. Aug. 8, 2008 â€œTirico and Van Peltâ€ featured Mike Tirico and SVP on ESPN Radio. Dec.2, 2009 SVP co-starred in a â€œThis is SportsCenterâ€ shoot with soccer star Landon Donovan and SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott. Dec. 10, 2009 SVP doing the Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio. Oct. 20, 2010 SVP and fellow SportsCenter anchor Chris McKendry visit with Maryland mascot Testudo in â€œThis is SportsCenterâ€ commercial shoot. June 16, 2011 At the U.S. Open in Bethesda, Md., SVP and golf analyst Andy North report from the SportsCenter set. Sept. 22, 2012 SVP reports from the set of College GameDay at Florida State. Dec. 19, 2012 Golfer Phil Mickelson gives SVP anchoring tips in a â€œThis is SportsCenterâ€ spot. Feb. 15, 2013 SVP and Ryen Russillo originate their radio show from the House of Blues in Houston. May 7, 2014 Metallica visited ESPN for a â€œThis is SportsCenterâ€ shoot and met SVP. March 7, 2015 Steve Levy and SVP report from â€œSportsCenter on the Roadâ€ from the Dean Dome at UNC.

Nov. 6, 2007 Kenny Mayne and SVP compare notes on the SportsCenter set.

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Nov. 6, 2007
Kenny Mayne and SVP compare notes on the SportsCenter set.