To commemorate its final shows, Around the Horn will bring back former panelists, including Jemele Hill and Kate Fagan, for one last hoorah.
Hill was part of the ESPN family for over a decade, covering a handful of sports as a columnist and TV personality.
Hill joined ESPN in 2006, and her tenure wouldn’t end until 2017. Fagan, a former basketball standout, was with the network from 2012 to 2018
Both Hill and Fagan were fan favorites during their original stints on the program.
As ESPN prepares to bid farewell to a major part of its afternoon lineup, the return of Jemele Hill and Kate Fagan offers a nostalgic moment for longtime viewers of Around the Horn.
After the announcement, Jemele Hill took to social media and posted, “One last mute for the road.”
One last mute for the road 👊🏾 https://t.co/tKGQa4sy0o
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) May 8, 2025
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Around the Horn, which premiered in 2002, will air its final episode on May 23 after more than two decades on air.
No permanent replacement has been announced for Around the Horn’s 5 p.m. ET slot.
Jemele Hill’s Tenure At ESPN Ended In Controversy
Jemele Hill left ESPN in September 2018 after a controversial tenure that was marked by her voicing her opinion on Donald Trump and Jerry Jones.
Hill left “SportsCenter” in January 2018 following an infamous tweet about President Donald Trump.
In September 2017, Hill called Trump a “white supremacist” and then got suspended a month later after calling for the boycott of Dallas Cowboys advertisers after owner Jerry Jones said he’d bench players who knelt during the anthem.
Hill even caught Trump’s attention. In 2017, the former president tweeted: “With Jemele Hill at the mike (sic), it is no wonder ESPN ratings have ‘tanked,’ in fact, tanked so badly it is the talk of the industry!”
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