The Lighter Side of Sports is a long-running syndicated American sports blooper program produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions.
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Jay Johnstone was the original host, later replaced in 1989 by Jim Valvano.
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The former has since become known as The Lighter Side of Sports (albeit with a different host, Mike Golic) and remains one of the longest-running syndicated sports programs in American television history.
Aired overnight are several syndicated but lesser known programs including The Tim McCarver Show, The Lighter Side of Sports and The Outdoorsman.