The ESPN layoffs have begun
The first round of ESPN layoffs have begun and are expected to extend through Wednesday, The Post has learned.
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Sports TV Biz: 2023 ESPN layoffs have begun UPDATE: It continues in 2024 - Zach Lowe
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apparently its coming in 23 waves over the next few months
the final wave will be the firing of ON AIR Talent.
WTF???!!!!
they need to overall MANAGEMENT FIRST before firing support staff.
Damn now I have nothing to watch or listen to before Get Up....
Just a bunch of re-runs of fucking Sportscenter
J-Will was terrible but tolerable with Max and Keyshawn. Shannon off Undisputed and now they're canceling KJM. 2 of my morning shows gone.
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More often than not, corp america does the exact opposite.
Do you think Keyshawn could be a Shannon Sharpe replacement on Undisputed?
I like J-Will, I was just sitting here thinking that I would love to see him on Inside the NBA with Shaq and Chuck, but because he's not "from that era" it may not go over too well..I'm not sure where I would put J-Will on the network right now. They could do something with him and Foxworth, but I don't know how that would go over.
I would put Kellerman in the MMA world and just let him chill there..thats his wheelhouse
Not at all..Keyshawn doesn't "need" Skip the way Shannon needed Skip so Skip say something slick and Key will slap the hell out of him
dam guess i'll just let the usb play and won't get my sports fix till 9
ESPN doing to JWill’s media career what that motorcycle did to his NB……er, I meant to say, I wish him the best in his future endeavors.
Just a bunch of re-runs of fucking Sportscenter
Y’all gotta watch less ESPN, this is good for you!
In the words of Charles Barkley, they were 'turrible.'
They are the only national show that I know of that still takes phone calls.
ESPN cuts keep coming: 2-time Super Bowl champion analyst will lose job
Cost-cutting of talent rolls on at the sports network
I forgot this negro bed wench was still on their payroll, should have been axed YEARS ago, going to play that two Americans long game to keep herself with a job though.
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What’s sadly ironic, for all the shit they went through, Jemele Hill and Michael Smith would have been gone from ESPN anyway via layoff by this point in their careers there. Hill’s payout and Smith getting his full contract paid (while being mothballed for the last two years of it) ended up being a win, albeit financially only, for both IMO.
ESPN Cutting On-Air Talent as It Seeks Additional Cost Savings
About 20 on-air personalities are expected to be cut Friday, including Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Max Kellerman and Jalen Rose.
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A source familiar with the cuts tells The Hollywood Reporter that about 20 people are being notified today, including some big names that regular ESPN viewers will know.
Among the cuts, a source confirms, is Jeff Van Gundy, the channel’s top NBA game analyst, and a 16-year veteran of ESPN. Also departing are ESPN veterans Max Kellerman, Suzy Kolber, Keyshawn Johnson and Jalen Rose.
ESPN cutting around 20 on-air stars in dramatic round of layoffs
Some of the top NFL, NBA and ESPN Radio personalities are anticipated to be told that they will no longer be on the network’s many platforms beginning Friday, according to sources.
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Totally unjustifiable when you think about it this way. Would love to know what choices went in to who to fire and who to keep.