The following is an update to the original article which was published Sept. 8.
UPDATE:
ESPN has confirmed a Sporting News report that veteran morning show producer Pete McConville is joining struggling morning show "Get Up!"
But an ESPN spokeswoman said Sunday that McConville will not replace Bill Wolff as lead producer on the weekday morning show now co-hosted by Mike Greenberg and Jalen Rose (8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET).
Instead, McConnville will report to Wolff, who oversees the network’s opinion-based studio content and NBA pregame and halftime shows as vice president of studio production.
ESPN declined interview requests for McConnville, a well-regarded producer who worked on the former "Cold Pizza" morning show, Wolff or Connor Schell, executive vice president of content, on Sunday.
"Pete McConville is not replacing Bill Wolff on 'Get Up!,' but will join the production staff reporting to Wolff, who oversees the show in addition to many other studio programs," ESPN said in a statement to Sporting News.
ORIGINAL:
ESPN's struggling "Get Up!" morning show is poised for another shakeup. The show's lead producer, Bill Wolff, could be replaced by producer Pete McConville, sources told Sporting News.
McConville is a well-regarded veteran of ESPN's previous morning-show wars with "Cold Pizza" and the now-hit debate show "First Take." Wolff, the former executive producer of ABC's "The View," appeared on camera during the early months of "Get Up!", throwing questions at hosts Mike Greenberg, Michelle Beadle and Jalen Rose, but he hasn't been seen on the air much lately.
The revamped "Get Up!" will revolve around Greenberg, according to sources. He'll have a rotating group of talent around him, including up-and-comers Maria Taylor and Laura Rutledge and football heavy hitters Adam Schefter, Louis Riddick and Paul Finebaum.
Now that "First Take" has shifted to New York from Bristol, Conn., look for frequent appearances by Stephen A. Smith as ESPN builds up the connection between the morning shows. "First Take" with Smith, Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim follows "Get Up!" and airs from 10 a.m. to noon ET.
"This is going to be the 'Greeny Show' all the way," said one source. "It's going to be a lot more newsy and straightforward."
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ESPN has recognized the original trio of Greenberg, Beadle and Rose had little chemistry, sources said. An unhappy Beadle recently left the show, torching the sport of football on her way out the door.
Beadle declared she disliked Patriots quarterback Tom Brady because he had a Donald Trump "Make America Great Again" hat in his locker three years ago. As first reported by The Big Lead, Beadle also raised eyebrows by openly stating she was boycotting pro and college football telecasts for the second consecutive year because the sport doesn't respect women or people of color. ESPN owns rights to NFL "Monday Night Football" broadcasts and to broadcasts of games involving major college football conferences.
This may be the last stand for the expensive five-month-old morning show, which often struggles to reach 300,000 viewers.
"Get Up!" already has been cut back to two hours (8-10 a.m. ET) from its original three-hour time slot (7-10 a.m. ET) on the flagship ESPN network. If "Get Up!" doesn't get going by Super Bowl 53, said sources, the show could be canceled and replaced with another "SportsCenter" edition.
"This is a bigger blunder than the ESPN phone," said one source, referring to ESPN's mobile phone initiative in 2006 that's viewed as the biggest disaster in company history.
Meanwhile, a reunion between Greenberg and former partner Mike Golic is probably off the table for now, said sources.
"They can't go back to 'Mike & Mike.' That bridge is burned," said another source. "They're on the clock. They have until Super Bowl to fix it."
Sporting News previously reported that "Get Up!" would change its cast by the start of NFL season if ratings didn't improve. As if on cue, Beadle headed out the door.
The original cast never meshed. Beadle and Rose had worked together on "NBA Countdown," but Greenberg had never worked with Beadle before.
Said a source: "You had factions before this show even started. Beadle doesn't think she's No. 2. She thinks she's No. 1."
ESPN's first choice for Greenberg's co-host, Charissa Thompson of Fox Sports, turned down the network.