1 5 . ▁ ▁Con nel ly ▁joined ▁ESP N ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁daily ▁interview ▁program ▁Un script ed ▁with ▁Chris ▁Con nel ly , ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁more ▁contemporary ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁long - running ▁Up ▁Close ▁interview ▁show ▁which ▁previously ▁occupied ▁the ▁ 5 PM ▁E T ▁times lot . ▁The ▁show , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁P ardon ▁the ▁Inter ruption , ▁last ed ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁an ▁early ▁Sports Center ▁and ▁eventually ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁Horn . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁Un script ed , ▁Con nel ly ▁has ▁reported ▁and ▁narr ated ▁the ▁long - form ▁human ▁interest ▁reports ▁that ▁air ▁on ▁Sports Center ▁on ▁week ends . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁he ▁ann ually ▁does ▁a ▁one - week ▁series ▁called ▁" My ▁W ish " ▁involving ▁athlet es ▁ful fill ing ▁k ids ' ▁Make ▁a ▁W ish ▁Foundation ▁wishes . ▁Con nel ly ▁also ▁helped ▁ABC ▁and ▁ESP N ▁cover ▁the ▁S cri pp s ▁National ▁Sp elling ▁Be e ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁he ▁conducted ▁inter views ▁with ▁final ists ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁been ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁Before ▁joining ▁ESP N , ▁Con nel ly ▁worked ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁critic . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Special ▁Music ▁Cor respond ent ▁for ▁Good ▁Mor ning ▁America , ▁which ▁involved ▁interview