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ESPN Layoffs (1 Viewer)

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eoMMan

Footballguy
Ed Werder

Trent Dilfer

Those are the two biggest names I've seen so far.

List other ones here...

(If they lay off my boy Randy Pedersen, we've got problems.)

 
Just posted in the SportsCenter thread ... a lot of very good journalists, very few "personalities":

(Edit 7:15: More names added, including a couple of the anchors below)

Anchors

Jay Crawford (SportsCenter, ex-"Cold Pizza" host)

Jaymee Sire (SC anchor)

Jade McCarthy (SC anchor)

Darren Haynes (SC anchor)

NHL

Pierre LeBrun

Scott Burnside

Joe McDonald

MLB

Jayson Stark

Jim Bowden

Doug Padilla (Dodgers)

Mark Saxon

NFL

Ed Werder

Trent Dilfer

Paul Kuharsky (Titans)

Ashley Fox

Jarrett Bell

NBA

Calvin Watkins (Rockets web)

Justin Verrier

College

Len Elmore (hoops analyst)

Brett McMurphy

Dana O'Neil

Brendan Fitzgerald (ESPNU)

Danny Kanell

Eamonn Brennan (college hoop)

C.L. Brown (college hoop)

Austin Ward (B1G football)

Jesse Temple (Wisconsin.B1G)

Brian Bennett (B1G)

Max Olson (Big 12)

David Ching (SEC)

Greg Ostendorf (SEC)

Chantel Jennings (Pac 12)

Ted Miller (college football)

Ethan Strauss (hoop)

Derek Tyson (recruiting)

Jeremy Crabtree (recruiting)

Soccer

Mike Goodman

David Hirshey (ESPNFC writer)

Golf

Dottie Pepper

Boxing

Marysol Castro

General

Dr. Jerry Punch (misc.)

Roger Cossack (legal analyst)

Johnette Howard (general columnist)

Jean-Jacques Taylor (Dallas web columnist)

Melissa Isaacson (Chicago web columnist)

Jane McManus

Josh Parcell (TV producer)

Robin Lundberg (radio host)

Reese Waters (radio)

Chris Hassel

Rufus Peabody

Tom Farrey (OTL)

Dave Tuley (gambling writer)

According to Deadspin ... Additionally, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Karl Ravech, Ryen Russillo, and Hannah Storm will see their roles “significantly reduced.”

 
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Swing 51 said:
I don't see Stephen A. on that list   :angry:
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he is currently the face of the franchise  :shrug:  guy isn't going anywhere for a loooooong time.

this is not an endorsement of the SAS shtick, just a fact -

i'd rather see Hill go before him ...she is complete and utter hot gahhhhhrrrbage  :X

 
In its defense, ESPN did let Danny Kanell go along with many talented people. Also, I'm not sure there is a business model existent in the near future that will allow them to earn enough to cover their rights fee commitments.

 
The General said:
The photos Stephen A must have in a vault somewhere must be super crazy.
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About the 5th time he's been mentioned here and even the local radio guys mentioned his name when covering this story.  Obviously he brings a ton of publicity to the mothership.

 
BassNBrew said:
About the 5th time he's been mentioned here and even the local radio guys mentioned his name when covering this story.  Obviously he brings a ton of publicity to the mothership.
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Pretty much the worst thing ESPN puts on the air is the morning stuff with him debating. Somewhere somebody likes it, not sure who.

 
Cjw_55106 said:
I assume this means you dont care when people lose their jobs? 
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People I've never met or barely know who they are?  Not really.  You think Danny Kanel would give a crap if you lost yours?

It's a terrible irrelevant network so hopefully anyone with any marginal talent bolts and leaves them with the tabloid clowns like Steven A

 
The General said:
Pretty much the worst thing ESPN puts on the air is the morning stuff with him debating. Somewhere somebody likes it, not sure who.
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Like it or not it's ESPN's highest rated show (has been for a long time) and he's the face of it.  

I also read that the people who were on the chopping block were the specialist.  The people who worked across multiple shows or platforms were prioritized.  Seems to have held true in the cuts that are showing up.  

 
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The General said:
Pretty much the worst thing ESPN puts on the air is the morning stuff with him debating. Somewhere somebody likes it, not sure who.
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Would make for an interesting poll.  I'd honestly love to know who enjoys his BS...even remotely.

 
dkp993 said:
Like it or not it's ESPN's highest rated show (has been for a long time) and he's the face of it.  

I also read that the people who were on the chopping block were the specialist.  The people who worked across multiple shows or platforms were prioritized.  Seems to have held true in the cuts that are showing up.  
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So that's why schefter started doing some NBA 

 
Dickie Dunn said:
Just posted in the SportsCenter thread ... a lot of very good journalists, very few "personalities":

NHL

Pierre LeBrun

Scott Burnside

Joe McDonald

MLB

Jayson Stark

Jim Bowden

Doug Padilla (Dodgers)

Mark Saxon

NFL

Ed Werder

Trent Dilfer

Paul Kuharsky (Titans)

Ashley Fox

NBA

Calvin Watkins (Rockets web)

Justin Verrier

College

Len Elmore (hoops analyst)

Brett McMurphy

Dana O'Neil

Brendan Fitzgerald (ESPNU)

Danny Kanell

Eamonn Brennan (college hoop)

C.L. Brown (college hoop)

Austin Ward (B1G football)

Jesse Temple (Wisconsin.B1G)

Brian Bennett (B1G)

Max Olson (Big 12)

David Ching (SEC)

Ted Miller (college football)

Ethan Strauss (hoop)

Derek Tyson (recruiting)

Jeremy Crabtree (recruiting)

Soccer

Mike Goodman

General

Jay Crawford (SportsCenter, ex-"Cold Pizza" host)

Johnette Howard (general columnist)

Jean-Jacques Taylor (Dallas web columnist)

Melissa Isaacson (Chicago web columnist)

Jane McManus

Josh Parcell (TV producer)

Robin Lundberg (radio host)

According to Deadspin ... Additionally, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Karl Ravech, Ryen Russillo, and Hannah Storm will see their roles “significantly reduced.”
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They should have followed me to freedom.

 
Not sure how true this is, but the fox sports regional guys may have the right model.  They only pay out what they get in ad revenue, and the rights fees come from the subscriptions.  

The personalities on our regional fox sports sites are semi-famous and are approachable in public.  One in particular, Emily Jones lives a couple doors down from my parents and their kids are in a general age range.

She is pretty open about how she makes in the 45k a year range.  All her main income is from speakers fees for local events, and paid overtime for travelling gigs that Fox proper can't source.  That all works out to 3-4x more than her base.  She even has to buy all her own clothes for TV.  

The broadcast play by play guys make in the 200k range working 200 days a year even counting expenses.  That's #### pay.  They get some endorsements that bring their take home up a bit as well as speakers fees, but those are harder given schedule and all that.  

I don't know what salaries would look like at ESPN if they just paid out salary on the ad buys.  Probably a #### ton less, but that's the model they probably have to get to.

 
Russillo and Kannell is actually one of the few shows I'll tune into once in a while.  Just normal dudes talking sports without the hyperbole.

sucks that one got canned and the other is reduced

 
With the reporters who are left after the purge I sure hope they don't turn up the "This athlete sucks!" to drive up ratings.  So tired of seeing this crap.  Is Lebron better than Jordan?  Westbrook is not a complete player and causes his team to lose games.   Good riddance 

 
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