Sergio Dipp
Sergio Dipp is a Mexican sportscaster for ESPN Deportes and ESPN International. He co-hosts a Latin American edition of SportsCenter and NFL Live. He also covers the Mexico national football team for ESPN Deportes.
Dipp has covered a variety of major sporting events. He was a sideline reporter on ESPN for Monday Night Football in 2017, covered four Super Bowls and was a commentator for the 2012 London Olympics.
Early life
Dipp was born as Sergio Alejandro Dipp Walthe, in Mexicali, Mexico. Later, Dipp moved to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Dipp attended college in Monterrey, Mexico where he studied Communications. While in Mexico, he played American Football and was listed as a defensive-lineman.Career
Early career
Dipp started his professional career in the sports section of "La Afición" in Milenio Television. Later for, Multimedios Deportes, he covered the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Game, matches of the Mexican National Soccer Team and the London 2012 Olympics.ESPN
Dipp was hired by ESPN in 2013, mainly to work for their Spanish counterpart, ESPN Deportes. In Week 11 of the NFL Season, Dipp covered the Raiders vs. Patriots game in Mexico City for NFL Live and ESPN Sunday Countdown.''Monday Night Football''
In 2017, ESPN opened Monday Night Football with special back-to-back games. The regular broadcast team lead by Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters covered the first game. However, Beth Mowins, Rex Ryan and Dipp called the second game. When reporting from the sideline in the first quarter, Dipp stumbled over his words while giving an update on Bronco's coach Vance Joseph. Dipp then said the line "And here he is; having the time of his LIFE!" After the incident, Dipp ended up trending on Twitter and did not appear on air again during the game, but gave off-air reports on injuries and updates from the sidelines. He held a post-game interview with Trevor Siemian. After the game, his producer Tim Corrigan said Dipp handled the situation with "class" and said Dipp has a "bright future."Television
;ProgramsYear | Program | Time | Channel |
2013 | SportsCenter | Monday to Sunday | ESPN Latin America, ESPN 2 |
2014 | Toque Inicial | Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | ESPN |
2014 | Fútbol Picante | Monday to Friday: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | ESPN 2 |
2014 | Los Capitanes en ESPN | Monday to Friday: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | ESPN 2 |
2015 | NFL Live | Monday to Friday: 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | ESPN 2 |