Say Goodbye to those ESPN Personalities Ya'll Love So Much: Official ESPN Layoffs Thread

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Nope. Starting next Monday, it's on ESPN+

Doesn't effect me much, since I'm subscribed, but that still sucks. Hard to see it as anything other than another demotion after they took the third hour from them. I imagine the company spun it as if it's not, since ESPN is moving all but their most basic of content to ESPN.

Also, ESPNews has a schedule consisting entirely of radio simulcasts during the day, replays of old school ESPN 2 level events, and usually some of the least intriguing college football games on Saturdays. Not even sure what's supposed to fill that gap.

I feel like it's a situation like with MTV2 where they want to get rid of it/phase it out, but they don't want to lose the money that comes along with attaching it to cable packages/subscribers.

I could see this being the finally straw that causes Le Batard to bounce his contract is up. Where to? I'm not sure.

 

[thenatural]

I knew they were moving some of the written content to ESPN+, but I never heard anything about the simulcasts as well. Just his show in particular or others as well?

All of the radio shows except Keyshawn's.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

All of the radio shows except Keyshawn's.

I'll pass. The radio lineup isn't as appealing as it has been in previous years. I feel like they are going to eventually have to reshuffle it sometime soon as it's not moving the needle like that. I know they won't admit it, but they miss Mike & Mike as an anchor for the radio lineup.

 

[Nero Christ]

the past couple of years, ESPN been trying to drown LeBatard but they bring in too much business to completely do it

 

[FTBS]

Not a good look seeing as they are about to offer $1 billion+ for SNF and likely higher in an attempt to outbid NBC. With that being said, If you haven't received a contract extension yet, then it's more than likely an end of your tenure at ESPN (Golic Sr.).

Same thing happened when they dropped a billy for the NBA. Cowherd was bytching about it on air before he left for FS1. Gotta keep it a buck, there a select few people that folks actually tune in to see. Most of their shows could be hosted by anyone. They do, frankly, have a lot of people that are just there. That said, pretty sure a lot of these layoffs are behind the scenes people.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Same thing happened when they dropped a billy for the NBA. Cowherd was bytching about it on air before he left for FS1. Gotta keep it a buck, there a select few people that folks actually tune in to see. Most of their shows could be hosted by anyone. They do, frankly, have a lot of people that are just there. That said, pretty sure a lot of these layoffs are behind the scenes people.

A lot of them don't really having a specific role right now (Bomani just to name one), so I could see some of them eventually getting the axe during the next round of layoffs.

 

[Rell84shots]

Fukk that bald faggit svp
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Dude like 79yrs old and think he "hip". Dont inderstand who he appeals to

The 50+ white crowd that hate boring white personalities, but also can't stand the cooler black personalities.

 

[Legal]

The 50+ white crowd that hate boring white personalities, but also can't stand the cooler black personalities.

Pretty much. At this point, he's around for the folks who thought they were being really cool by saying Stuart Scott was their favorite SportsCenter anchor.

 

[BXKingPin82]

 

[Mr. Brown]

I feel like it's a situation like with MTV2 where they want to get rid of it/phase it out, but they don't want to lose the money that comes along with attaching it to cable packages/subscribers.

I could see this being the finally straw that causes Le Batard to bounce his contract is up. Where to? I'm not sure.

I can see him going a few different routes.

1. Just stick to local radio in Miami (least likely)
2. Satellite radio (meh)
3. Start his podcast network, similar to The Ringer (most likely and there’s already a groundwork there with a few different podcasts under his umbrella)
4. Join the Ringer. I think he’s pretty close with Simmons, they’ve got money to throw at him from Spotify and I could see it happening just because it’s 2 of the bigger personalities from ESPN that have gotten pushed out (or outright fired)

 

[Max.]

Ball game!

 

[Max.]

I can see him going a few different routes.

1. Just stick to local radio in Miami (least likely)
2. Satellite radio (meh)
3. Start his podcast network, similar to The Ringer (most likely and there’s already a groundwork there with a few different podcasts under his umbrella)
4. Join the Ringer. I think he’s pretty close with Simmons, they’ve got money to throw at him from Spotify and I could see it happening just because it’s 2 of the bigger personalities from ESPN that have gotten pushed out (or outright fired)

His homie runs Dazn

He shyts on simmons all the time...i dont think dan would kiss his ass

 

[Max.]

All these cacs women talkn hoops

Aka doris burke...bytch sounds like she pff methadone

 

[Morethan1]

 

[Max.]

Who?