In 1987, Rece Davis began working as a general assignment reporter for WCFT-TV in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
14 Facts About Rece Davis
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In 2001, Rece Davis was named as an outstanding alumnus of the University of Alabama's School of Communication and Information Sciences.
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At WRBL, Rece Davis worked as a sports reporter, the lead weekend news anchor, and later as WRBL's sports director.
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Rece Davis began working as a sports anchor and reporter at WJRT-TV, a position where the young journalist would quickly garner the attention of ESPN.
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Rece Davis left WJRT and Flint in March 1995 for Bristol, Connecticut.
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Rece Davis began working for the ESPN2 program SportSmash, where he provided five-minute reports on sports news and scores.
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From 1997 through 1999, Rece Davis served as studio host of ESPN2's weekend RPM 2Night and Sunday morning RPM 2Day programs.
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Rece Davis went on to anchor the program SportsCenter, alongside a number of other ESPN personalities.
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Rece Davis frequently gave the "Extra Point" report of The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio, and from time to time was a guest host on the program.
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Previously, Rece Davis hosted horse racing telecasts during the Triple Crown season.
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Rece Davis was formerly the regular season host of College Football Live which airs daily during college football season and has served as the studio anchor of College GameDay football show and College Football Final.
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Rece Davis is the host of the College GameDay basketball road show.
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On February 5,2015, ESPN announced Rece Davis signed a multi-year contract with the network through 2021 that included taking over as host of the College GameDay football road show in 2015 for Chris Fowler, who had hosted the show since 1990.
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The deal sees Rece Davis discontinue his ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime duties but continue his weekly basketball play-by-play role.