New announcer this week

[.]

Melanie Troxel is filling in for Mike Dunn this weekend.

 

[yoda]

Cool .... Experience and interesting at the same time.

Remember when Shelly Anderson did some of the races?

 

[Bullet]

Where's Mike?

 

[Wayne]

Where's Mike?

Family emergency.

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

Hope everything works out well for Mike.
But looking forward to Miss Troxel in the booth.

 

[Johnny Mopar]

Hope there are a lot of booth shots...

 

[you]

Great news! I knew she would probably re-surface somewhere when she updated her blog.

 

[Rajunz]

Very nice, hope everything works out well for Mike.
I wonder if she'll have a "Do or Mel line" this week?

 

[The Little Lizard]

Yup! Got this tweet from Mel, "I got the last seat on the last flight to St.Louis tonight...filling in for Mike Dunn on the ESPN broadcast this weekend."

Nice to see her take a different role, it can only help her!

 

[twostep]

Since Page is outta here after this season, I wish ESPN would just give Melanie his job. I'd rather see her out there competing, but short of that, I think she'd make a fine addition to the ESPN2 staff.

 

[mike]

I don't know why they don't just promote Dave Reiff to the permanent play-by-play guy...he does an outstanding job when he is filling and and in the old Pro Mod shows

If Melanie cant find a ride, I would rather she has a job with ESPN that isn't just behind the camera

 

[nitrofishblue]

Melanie has been doing a great job so far. I have been watching and listening on ESPN3. Mike better be careful. She could replace him in a heartbeat

 

[Bobby]

I don't know why they don't just promote Dave Reiff to the permanent play-by-play guy...he does an outstanding job when he is filling and and in the old Pro Mod shows

If Melanie cant find a ride, I would rather she has a job with ESPN that isn't just behind the camera

I agree about Dave. Dave and Mike.

 

[dave]

Melanie has been doing a great job so far. I have been watching and listening on ESPN3. Mike better be careful. She could replace him in a heartbeat

I have been watching too, and she is doing a good job. But she is no Mike Dunn IMO. He adds a vast amount of knowledge to the broadcasting. Hope everything is Ok for his family.

 

[d'kid]

Melanie has been doing a great job so far. I have been watching and listening on ESPN3. Mike better be careful. She could replace him in a heartbeat

She did a good job, she could move into PP's seat, but I think Dave R. would be a better choice there... Let's watch the show tonight, I may feel different after, but she seemed stiff on the non-edited live feed...

d'kid

 

[BaldyLochs]

Cool gig for Mel My brother-in-law used to hang out with her at Bandimere when they were in high school.

 

[Gregg Pickens]

I don't know why they don't just promote Dave Reiff to the permanent play-by-play guy...he does an outstanding job when he is filling and and in the old Pro Mod shows

If Melanie cant find a ride, I would rather she has a job with ESPN that isn't just behind the camera

Ditto

 

[mike]

I agree Melanie did a good job, and got better as the show went on

 

[nitrosaint]

I like her but shes so dry in the way she speeks think they could of picked a better person male/female too stand in. thank god for the MUTE button! Hurry back Mike God Bless with your familey issues!

 

[rckymtn3]

all this aside, it was worth watching just to see Page get his belly patted and harumph! make food jokes and you're at the mercy of those jokes. cruel chuckle. I hope all will be well with the Dunn's. Mike, comeback soon!