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The ESPN Layoffs Are Coming
By Kyle Scott
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No surprise it sounds like ESPN will do this right during the middle of draft hysteria to minimize coverage. From SI sports media reporter Richard Deitsch:
You are going to be reading a lot about ESPN’s layoffs over the next couple of weeks. It’s a major business story inside and outside the sports media, and there will be significant on-air names affected at ESPN. I’ve heard from people I trust that employees in Bristol will be informed as early as tomorrow. The numbers will be larger than previously reported. It is not a fun story to report.
Well, who won’t it be? My guess is anyone in Philly for the draft is safe. It sounds like virtually everyone else but the biggest names – Neil Everett, Mike Greenberg, Stephen A. Smith, Scott Van Pelt, Bomani Jones, Jemele Hill, etc. – could be let go.
Previously, Deitsch and James Miller said it could be up to 40-50 on-air personalities.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.