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John Boruk is Out at NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Here’s some news on a Friday afternoon.
From Boruk himself:
https://twitter.com/johnborukNBCS/status/1116770850420744192
Boruk was NBCSP’s Flyers reporter/insider, having replaced Tim Panaccio more than a year ago. I’m told via source that his contract was not renewed.
Why no renewal? Not sure. Could be money, could be a “different direction,” something like that, though he did drive over the occasional social media pothole.
Maybe you recall November of 2017, when Boruk was asked to apologize for a tweet in which he basically said that pink is a girly color and that he didn’t want his son wearing a pink basketball jersey. That’s a generalization, but this was the result of the backlash, after the jump:
https://twitter.com/johnborukNBCS/status/935974289748234241
There was another tweet about Colin Kaepernick back in 2016 and a few smaller flaps here and there that left some Flyers fans annoyed. Boruk is a conservative (it’s literally written in his Twitter bio) and I’m sure that didn’t really do him any favors in a left-leaning city with left-leaning media. That’s not a political expression from me, just a stating of facts. There are very few John Boruk types involved in Philadelphia media.
Either way, I guess Jordan Hall will handle Flyers duties for now. Taryn Hatcher’s role could change. Who knows? Only Michelle Murray and Brian Monihan know.
Happy Friday.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com