Parole hearing of the century? OJ Simpson's bid for release from prison will be televised live on ESPN as media hype builds around hearing next week
Simpson's July 20 parole hearing in 2007 robbery-kidnapping will be televised
ESPN plans a 90-minute special of Outside The Lines about the crime
Other networks will carry the live video feed from Carson City, Nevada
Simpson worries that that the media circus will influence the parole board
Feels the media is against him since he was acquitted of double-murder in 1995
The 70-year-old inmate has served eight years of a 33-year sentence in Nevada
If parole board agrees, Simpson could be released as soon as October
By Keith Griffith and James Wilkinson For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:18 EDT, 15 July 2017 | Updated: 14:51 EDT, 15 July 2017
Media hype is building around OJ Simpson's parole hearing next week, with ESPN and other networks announcing that they will be carrying live feeds of the event.
ESPN's Jeremy Schaap will anchor a special 90-minute episode of Outside The Lines covering Simpson's parole hearing in Carson City, Nevada live when it starts at 1pm ET on Thursday, July 20.
Other networks will carry the hearing live as well from a pool video feed, marking the first time since 2013 that the nation has seen Simpson live.
At the hearing, the 70-year-old - who is currently eight years into a nine-to-33-year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping, among other charges - will be told if he can leave his Nevada prison, possibly as soon as October.
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