Jeff Stelling of the year, after three years at the helm, to concentrate on football, including his new Champions League role. He was replaced by Nick Hewer. In August 2016, Stelling presented a new 10-part daytime game show for ITV called "Alphabetical". The show returned for a second series of 20 episodes in October 2017. On 23 November 2007 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Professional Studies by the University of Teesside. Stelling was named Sports Broadcaster of the Year for four successive years by the Sports Journalists' Association, based on a poll of its members. On 12 March 2010, he
NBA Countdown Steele will be replacing Michael Wilbon as host, ending Wilbon's 8-year run on Countdown. Magic Johnson and Michael Wilbon are slated to return to the program in January 2017 to join Sage Steele for pregame coverage for the "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" series. With the 2017 playoffs looming, ESPN replaced Sage Steele with Michelle Beadle as the host of NBA Countdown on ABC and ESPN. Beadle joined NBA Countdown at the start of the 2016-2017 season, and has led ESPN’s regular Wednesday and Friday episodes. Beadle has been named the full time host and will lead Disney’s NBA pre-game