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Steve Levy tells the oral history of his infamous 'bulging disc' mistake

Steve Levy is in his 25th year at ESPN, but all anyone can talk about is the infamous “bulging disc” blooper that happened decades ago:

After current and former Worldwide Leader employees roasted Levy while congratulating him, Levy appeared on the Dan Patrick Show and broke down the moment. Here’s what we learned:

1. It was typed in correctly into the teleprompter.

2. It turned out producer Mike McQuade said into Levy and Keith Olbermann’s ear to “kill” (meaning they would skip) the next story about a figure skater who died while all this was happening.

3. He had “50 voicemails … from prominent national broadcasters” about the gaffe.

4. He hears once a month from people who remind him of his mistake.

At least Levy has a great sense of humor about the whole thing.

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