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

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Tony is never going back to the studio because he don't need to. PTI is more popular than ever and Mike has been riding scooters because of uclers on his foot for the last year and is always on travel.

Not only does the show still exist, but it is far-and-away ESPN’s most popular weekday talk show.
From September to December, “PTI” averaged 708,000 viewers per day, up three percent from 2021.
The show drew 1.1 million viewers on January 16, its highest audience in over five years.
“I do marvel. I’m grateful,” Wilbon said of the show’s longevity.




 
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ESPN has fired executive vice president Rob King after he was accused of harassment, The Post has learned.

The harassment allegations were due to social media posts, which were brought to the attention of ESPN’s Human Resources, according to sources.

ESPN and King both declined comment.

King, who had been with the company for nearly two decades, had been a rising star at ESPN.

He once was the head of ESPN.com and, most recently, was the executive at large for special projects, giving him the responsibility for the overall journalistic direction of the company.

King reported directly to ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro.

In 2017, King was the head of “SportsCenter” when ESPN had Jemele Hill and Michael Smith lead the 6 p.m. show.

He also helped lead ESPN’s Inclusive Content Committee, which is designed to enhance storytelling over all platforms by serving as a diverse resource for the company’s content creators.

ESPN is in the midst of layoffs that are expected to occur in the next four to six weeks.

The decision on King is considered unrelated to the cuts.
 

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ESPN has fired executive vice president Rob King after he was accused of harassment, The Post has learned.

The harassment allegations were due to social media posts, which were brought to the attention of ESPN’s Human Resources, according to sources.

ESPN and King both declined comment.

King, who had been with the company for nearly two decades, had been a rising star at ESPN.

He once was the head of ESPN.com and, most recently, was the executive at large for special projects, giving him the responsibility for the overall journalistic direction of the company.

King reported directly to ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro.

In 2017, King was the head of “SportsCenter” when ESPN had Jemele Hill and Michael Smith lead the 6 p.m. show.

He also helped lead ESPN’s Inclusive Content Committee, which is designed to enhance storytelling over all platforms by serving as a diverse resource for the company’s content creators.

ESPN is in the midst of layoffs that are expected to occur in the next four to six weeks.

The decision on King is considered unrelated to the cuts.
His Twitter response is hilarious as he makes it seem as if it was his own call and not that he got fired.
 
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