Current Events > ESPN is cleaning house today -- over 100 on-air workers getting fired

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The Admiral
04/26/17 8:44:35 AM
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-will-cut-100-air-personalities-today-123057142.html

ESPN will cut more than 100 employees today, Yahoo Finance has learned.

That number is much bigger than the 40-50 that was initially reported. ESPN aims to notify all of the people today, if it can do so.

It has been widely reported for weeks that big cuts are coming to ESPN—so widely reported, and dissected, and gossiped about, in fact, that ESPN moved up its schedule and is notifying people earlier than it originally planned.

The 100 people getting cut are all “on-air talent,” a label ESPN uses for TV personalities, radio hosts, and writers who regularly appear on TV and radio.

In addition to those 100, a “limited number of other positions will also be affected,” according to a note sent to all employees on Wednesday morning from ESPN president John Skipper.

A source tells Yahoo Finance the number of non-talent getting cut is indeed a “very limited” number, but nonetheless, the number is on top of the 100 on-air talents.


Will be curious to see who, but there will definitely be some big names getting the axe.
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DirkDiggles
04/26/17 8:47:50 AM
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Gamer99z
04/26/17 8:50:00 AM
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PoopPotato
04/26/17 8:53:35 AM
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They have a show for everything. Hopefully this will allow them to have more focused shows.
Or, maybe they are going the MTV route and making everything a reality show and if you want sports you have to watch ESPN 2, Classic, etc
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joe_stalin518
04/26/17 8:55:03 AM
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Think wwe will get Johnathan coachman back ? I wouldn't mind having him back unlike all those indes pusses who get hurt in nxt and get a job that jbl/king /Cole had to work for
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The Admiral
04/26/17 8:56:41 AM
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Most of the "talent" on ESPN is pretty awful anyway. The old school reporters have slowly been phased out and replaced by the limp-wristed SJW types or guys like Brian Windedhorse who clearly never played a sport.
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voldothegr8
04/26/17 9:00:28 AM
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The Admiral posted...
Most of the "talent" on ESPN is pretty awful anyway.

This, most of the good people have already left for other affiliates or retired. The only good thing about ESPN anymore is Mike and Mike imo.
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The Admiral
04/26/17 9:13:01 AM
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Yeah, Mike & Mike is decent, and PTI is watchable. That's about it. Hoping that garbage show with Jemele Hill goes.
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Obstacle2
04/26/17 9:15:31 AM
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disney usually does good business and espn has been taking a massive hit lately so i saw this coming

hopefully this also results in an overhaul of how espn delivers its content than just a trimming of the fat

the entire culture of that company needs to change top to bottom
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Slip-N-Slide
04/26/17 9:17:19 AM
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At this point the only thing I ever watch on ESPN is 30 for 30, Sports Center, and occasionally Mike & Mike and I imagine those shows, or what I actually watch them for at least, will be largely unaffected by this.
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The_Juice_
04/26/17 9:34:15 AM
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From 8-3 they basically have different people talk about the exact same things that happened every day so hopefully they'll fill those slots with actual sports.
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ChromaticAngel
04/26/17 9:37:57 AM
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The_Juice_ posted...
From 8-3 they basically have different people talk about the exact same things that happened every day so hopefully they'll fill those slots with actual sports.


Yeah. They often talk about stupid shit that no one cares about like "top 5 dunks of 2017" that I can get from a billion different youtube channels.
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Iodine
04/26/17 9:38:59 AM
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ChromaticAngel posted...
The_Juice_ posted...
From 8-3 they basically have different people talk about the exact same things that happened every day so hopefully they'll fill those slots with actual sports.


Yeah. They often talk about stupid shit that no one cares about like "top 5 dunks of 2017" that I can get from a billion different youtube channels.

Not enough sports tho unless you are willing to watch rebroadcasts.
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The Admiral
04/26/17 9:41:40 AM
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There is plenty to discuss in sports without just repeating highlights. Sports podcasts generate lots of great sports content everyday, by actually analyzing and discussing topics for more than 15 seconds.
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darkprince45
04/26/17 9:47:40 AM
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I never got ESPN, its like they never show any actual sports. Its always some stupid fake people arguing
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Veggeta_MAX
04/26/17 9:48:06 AM
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They best not fire Johnathan Coachman.
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ChromaticAngel
04/26/17 9:48:27 AM
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Iodine posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
The_Juice_ posted...
From 8-3 they basically have different people talk about the exact same things that happened every day so hopefully they'll fill those slots with actual sports.


Yeah. They often talk about stupid shit that no one cares about like "top 5 dunks of 2017" that I can get from a billion different youtube channels.

Not enough sports tho unless you are willing to watch rebroadcasts.


that's straight up not true. especially during off hours where sports are happening internationally.

there is very little rugby, cricket, or other international sports. In some cases, for example, the Serie A and Serie B (Italian league soccer), they have exclusive broadcasting rights to BEIN Sports which even though it has english broadcasters, only the spanish broadcast is available in the USA.

Now maybe those sports have poor ratings, but the ratings will never improve if they're just not on air in the first place.
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Giant_Aspirin
04/26/17 9:48:39 AM
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as i read this topic, i thought to myself "hey, look, Addy made a topic that isn't hell bent on bashing his political oppo --- "

The Admiral posted...
The old school reporters have slowly been phased out and replaced by the limp-wristed SJW types or


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Vyrulisse
04/26/17 3:15:54 PM
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BeantownHero
04/26/17 3:20:31 PM
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Most of the people I even bother turning to ESPN to see survived

Bomani jones
Michele smith and jemelle hill
Pablo torre
Dan le batard/Stugotz
Amin El Hassan

Couldn't be happier to see Kannell go, although I hope he doesn't take Russillo with him. His show with van pelt was great and I felt he was sabotaged by the disaster that was kannell. Their chemistry was way too forced
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VectorChaos
04/26/17 3:21:34 PM
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Better not fire Le Batard. Papi sustains me.
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King Rial
04/26/17 3:30:47 PM
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VectorChaos posted...
Better not fire Le Batard. Papi sustains me.

Papi is the best!
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Gojak_v3
04/26/17 3:32:17 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Yeah, Mike & Mike is decent


Pretty sure they got axed.
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Vyrulisse
04/26/17 3:33:47 PM
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Gojak_v3 posted...
The Admiral posted...
Yeah, Mike & Mike is decent


Pretty sure they got axed.

What? No way. They are like one of the biggest draws to that network.
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gamepimp12
04/26/17 3:35:03 PM
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Basically they gave up on hockey

And fired most of the one Dimensional guys.
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voldothegr8
04/26/17 3:35:56 PM
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Gojak_v3 posted...
The Admiral posted...
Yeah, Mike & Mike is decent


Pretty sure they got axed.

Not because of this, the Mike and Mike split was decided at the beginning of the year.
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Gojak_v3
04/26/17 3:36:24 PM
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Vyrulisse posted...
Gojak_v3 posted...
The Admiral posted...
Yeah, Mike & Mike is decent


Pretty sure they got axed.

What? No way. They are like one of the biggest draws to that network.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/04/03/espns-mike-greenberg-has-one-big-regret-about-impending-mike-mike-breakup/

This is from earlier in the month.
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BeantownHero
04/26/17 3:39:40 PM
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Gojak_v3 posted...
The Admiral posted...
Yeah, Mike & Mike is decent


Pretty sure they got axed.


I don't think so...yet, but I'd love it if they did. That show is whack as fuck
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Vyrulisse
04/26/17 3:39:59 PM
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Gojak_v3 posted...
Vyrulisse posted...
Gojak_v3 posted...
The Admiral posted...
Yeah, Mike & Mike is decent


Pretty sure they got axed.

What? No way. They are like one of the biggest draws to that network.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/04/03/espns-mike-greenberg-has-one-big-regret-about-impending-mike-mike-breakup/

This is from earlier in the month.

Oh yeah, well they aren't fired but it won't be long. Mike and Mike in the Morning was one of the last things on that network that actually performed well. It's only logical to break it up. :P
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GallisOTK
04/26/17 3:43:00 PM
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Just saw the list so far. I'll miss Jay Crawford, Trent Dilfer, and especially Jayson Stark. The others are all meh.

I'm glad that Coachman, the Mikes, and the casts of Sportsnation and Highly Questionable haven't had any casualties yet. Hopefully it stays that way.
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Simply Dave
04/26/17 3:44:01 PM
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GallisOTK posted...
Jayson Stark.


that one surprised me a little
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NOM
04/26/17 3:50:05 PM
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And yet they keep Michael Smith and Jemelle Hill? God those two are so annoying.
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Gojak_v3
04/26/17 4:02:01 PM
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Yeah I guess axed wasn't the right word, but it looks like they are splitting up I guess.
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garan
04/26/17 4:15:25 PM
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Stark is the only good one so far.
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garan
04/26/17 4:15:39 PM
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NOM posted...
And yet they keep Michael Smith and Jemelle Hill? God those two are so annoying.


Yeah, Jemele is fucking terrible.
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stoltenberg11
04/26/17 4:55:18 PM
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rip eamonn brennan. i liked him
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E32005
04/26/17 4:57:40 PM
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
as i read this topic, i thought to myself "hey, look, Addy made a topic that isn't hell bent on bashing his political oppo --- "

The Admiral posted...
The old school reporters have slowly been phased out and replaced by the limp-wristed SJW types or


rPNCqww

tbf, it wouldnt be an admiral topic without SOME lib bashing
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Jagr_68
04/26/17 5:00:35 PM
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Simply Dave posted...
GallisOTK posted...
Jayson Stark.


that one surprised me a little


Buster Olney will be next...
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The Admiral
04/26/17 5:06:54 PM
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BeantownHero posted...
Most of the people I even bother turning to ESPN to see survived

Bomani jones
Michele smith and jemelle hill
Pablo torre
Dan le batard/Stugotz
Amin El Hassan


Those are all terrible, with Jemele being the worst. Bomani can be tolerable when he's not making dumbass comments about race.
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E32005
04/26/17 5:08:11 PM
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is there a list of who was fired?

or do we just have to turn on ESPN and see who's missing?

im hoping the beautiful female achors are still there
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King Rial
04/26/17 5:12:06 PM
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E32005 posted...
is there a list of who was fired?


Vyrulisse posted...
http://deadspin.com/a-running-list-of-espn-layoffs-1794664091

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KYOJIROKAGENUMA
04/26/17 5:12:19 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Most of the "talent" on ESPN is pretty awful anyway. The old school reporters have slowly been phased out and replaced by the limp-wristed SJW types or guys like Brian Windedhorse who clearly never played a sport.


LOL, I was like, "OMG, a thread not about Libruls or ESSJAYDUBLEYOOS..." couldn't even make past 10 posts...
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Gojak_v3
04/26/17 5:13:42 PM
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The Admiral posted...
BeantownHero posted...
Most of the people I even bother turning to ESPN to see survived

Bomani jones
Michele smith and jemelle hill
Pablo torre
Dan le batard/Stugotz
Amin El Hassan


Those are all terrible, with Jemele being the worst. Bomani can be tolerable when he's not making dumbass comments about race.


Bomani is fucking awful. The only one I really like is le Batard, and what do they do but team him up with fucking Bomani. Pablo Torre is also okay I guess.
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TheEvilMushroom
04/26/17 5:14:10 PM
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Mike & Mike and Dan LeBatard is all I watch on ESPN.

Of course, I didn't know Mike &Mike was splitting. That's very disappointing.
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E32005
04/26/17 5:18:44 PM
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King Rial posted...
E32005 posted...
is there a list of who was fired?


Vyrulisse posted...
http://deadspin.com/a-running-list-of-espn-layoffs-1794664091

SportsCenter Anchor Jaymee Sire

damn she was cute af.

Danny Kannel mad af-Poured my heart and soul into ESPN for last 8 years. Moved my wife and 3 kids to CT to go "all in" 5 years ago. Bummed it ended in 3 minutes
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dj4242
04/26/17 5:18:47 PM
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Jemele Hill should have been at the top of the firing list

Jay Crawford, Ed Werder and Jayson Stark being let go is awful
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E32005
04/26/17 5:19:40 PM
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dj4242 posted...
Jay Crawford, Ed Werder and Jayson Stark being let go is awful

yeah these 3 were always really good.
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EnterTheTekken
04/26/17 5:37:27 PM
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Matthew Berry and the fantasy focus football podcast machine lives on!
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GallisOTK
04/26/17 5:40:45 PM
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Ed Werder is gone too? Damn.
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DezCaughtIt
04/26/17 5:44:52 PM
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Didn't they basically cut the entire NHL division while the playoffs are going on
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