Fox Wants Roddick For Big Role

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 7th May 2013

Fox Wants Roddick For Big Role

epa03384977 Andy Roddick of the US hits a return to Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during their fourth round match on the tenth day of the 2012 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 05 September 2012. The US Open runs through Sunday 09 September 2012. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

The retired Andy Roddick has not only bought into World Team Tennis as an investor, but apparently Fox wants him for its soon-to-come three-hour Fox Sports Live program that will air nightly.

Sports Illustrated reported that Fox is putting a ton of money into the new venture and that Roddick fits into their plans

The show is Fox’s challenge to ESPN’s SportsCenter. Sports Illustrated says that Fox Sports Live is expected to have more than a dozen regulars and a rotating cast of former athletes/analysts. Fox is said to be paying more money than most ESPN staffers make.

Roddick currently appears on a Fox Sports Radio show with Bobby Bones. Fox Sports Live will launch on Aug. 17. It is expected to make around 200 hires.