Getty Longtime ESPN personality Chris Berman has had his contract extended, the network announced. Boomer is staying home. ESPN announced Monday that Chris Berman, the network’s longest tenured on-air employee, signed a contract extension that runs through 2029. The extension is important for two reasons. The first is that September 2029 will mark the 50th anniversary of the network’s existence. Berman joined ESPN less than a month into its tenure in 1979, and the deal will make him the first