Say Goodbye to those ESPN Personalities Ya'll Love So Much: Official ESPN Layoffs Thread
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STAN JONES
Fire John Harbaugh
how the hell does this annoying ass nikka keep getting these jobs
he has been unbearable since Mike & Mike
charknicks
All Star
I just dont like how in every story about both RG3 and Ponder getting fired, we only see the picture of RG3.
ESPN content czar Burke Magnus is poised to announce a sweeping reorganization that will include naming a senior executive to replace the departed Norby Williamson, as well as the elimination of at least five management positions.
At the same time, Magnus is poised to promote several executives, and create new positions with new responsibilities, to meet his vision for 2025 and beyond. Sources say the net impact could leave roughly the same number of content positions.
Magnus, the president of content, oversees a wide purview including studio shows, live events, newsgathering, investigative journalism, ESPN Films, audio, digital, and social media. Front Office Sportssources say he could announce his reorganization as soon as next week. A handful of executives in Bristol have already been privately notified about the changes, according to sources. But any pink slips issued will be small compared to the sweeping cross-departmental layoffs conducted in waves last year.
Magnus has been interviewing executives to replace Norby Williamson, whom he dropped back in April. It will be a powerful job, with a lot of responsibilities. But it won’t exactly mirror the duties of Williamson, who served 40 years at ESPN. Among the contenders, sources say, are respected ESPN exec Mike McQuade and former NBC Sports Olympic show-runner Jim Bell.
McQuade is described as a talented, hard-working, ESPN “lifer” who stood up to the hard-charging Williamson. Williamson’s long run came to an end after he clashed with Magnus and Pat McAfee, who called him a “rat”who was attempting to “sabotage” his program.
“He and Norby used to have a bit of a rocky relationship, but his talent made it that [Williamson] needed Mike to lead some important properties,” said one source familiar with internal ESPN politics. “His appointment will make old-school ESPNers happy. Mike is a bit mercurial, especially to those he doesn’t know well. He’s famous internally for his brief communications—and sometimes gruff comportment.”
On the talent side, ESPN recently let go of Samantha Ponder and Robert Griffin III to save money before the end of parent Walt Disney Co.’s fiscal year, which ends Oct. 1. The network named Mike Greenberg, host of Get Up, to fill the Sunday NFL Countdown host chair long held by the legendary Chris Berman.
ESPN declined to comment for this story.
<<TheStandard>>
I Am A God
me and RGIII have the same agent.
ESPN seems like a really tough place to work at. Seems like the ultimate risk vs reward environment where you can make a giant bag but you never know when the ride is going to end. I've interviewed with ESPN multiple times over the past couple of years but ultimately it just never came together for me.
The Amerikkkan Idol
The Amerikkkan Nightmare
his wifeWho's the big titty White girl?
It seems like they lose interest quickly in people that they once thought highly of with Key and RGIII being recent examples with how highly they previously thought of them from reports.
KFBF
Superstar
Probably easy to do when every year there's a cheaper crop of ex players prepared to debase themselves for ratings.
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<<TheStandard>>
I Am A God
The problem is Disney and ESPN are such big companies and you're at the mercy of constant political battles which are above your pay grade. It's very similar to being signed to a record label by A&R or Vice President that could leave the company and then the person who steps into their role may or may not believe in you and then you're shyt out of luck.
Also ESPN priorities people who can do multiple things because they're trying to save money and if you can't, you're seen as overpaid.
I fukks with cats who don't take themselves too seriously and can laugh at themselves.We might need to have the conversation about how RG3 might be a hall of fame level self aware corny breh that somehow manages to be funny as shyt.
In a lot of those talents defense, it’s kind of hard to do that when gigs are going to the same people who are already exposed.
It’s why I don’t blame people like Russini who realized it and dipped out.
Greeney is a wasteman....if he wasn't on ESPN and went the independent route via YouTube he will flop