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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 8:09:06 GMT -6
About 100 people are getting cut today. A reported fifty on-air talents. This is going to have huge ramifications across all sports media.
Ed Werder is the only person I've heard so far.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 8:44:36 GMT -6
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Karl Ravech, Ryen Russillo, and Hannah Storm will see their roles at the network “significantly reduced.”
I like Karl Ravech as I watch Baseball Tonight a lot. Russillo I grew to like over the years & honestly, Hannah Storm I've never liked, so totally fine with that.
deadspin.com/a-running-list-of-espn-layoffs-1794664091
That link is going to be updated throughout the day. So far....
Ed Werder - NFL Reporter Paul Kuharsky - Titans Reporter Scott Burnside - ESPN.com NHL Columnist Joe McDonald - Hockey Writer Pierre LeBrun - NHL Columnist Dana O'Neil - College Basketball Reporter Brenan Fitzgerald - ESPNU Anchor Mike Goodman - Soccer Writer |
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 8:53:30 GMT -6
I don't feel bad for Hannah Storm. When you're granted the gift of never aging, not everything can go your way.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 8:56:43 GMT -6
Literally the first thing I think of whenever I see her on TV, haha.
The swat, bitch stare, oh shit have to smile reaction all within 2 seconds. |
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 9:01:05 GMT -6
I have somehow never seen this gif. Outstanding.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 9:37:09 GMT -6
Jesse Temple - Wisconsin & Big Ten Football Reporter
Austin Ward - Big Ten Football Reporter
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 9:57:30 GMT -6
Jim Bowden - MLB Analyst
Mark Saxon - Baseball Reporter Brett McMurphy - College Football Reporter Jeremy Crabtree - College Football Recruiting Reporter Eamonn Brennan - College Basketball Writer Jean-Jacques Taylor - ESPN Dallas Columnist |
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 10:46:57 GMT -6
I will miss the odd, creepy sexual tension between Sara Walsh and Ed Werder on that Fantasy Football show.
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 11:01:12 GMT -6
Former White Sox beat guy Doug Padilla and Danny Kanell.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 11:07:22 GMT -6
Derek Tyson - SEC Recruiting Analyst
C.L. Brown - College Basketball Reporter
Danny Kanell - Radio Host
Johnette Howard - Columnist
Doug Padilla - Dodgers Reporter
Max Olson - Big 12 Reporter
It's weird, Russillo & Kanell's show just started on ESPN and not sure who the guy is doing it, but he said Ryen is out until Monday, then he just briefly talked about Kanell being let go. Then jumps right into the news for the day. Weird situation to be in.
I swear, if they fire Cassidy Hubbarth or Jaymee Sire, I'm done watching ESPN. They're my favorites & are quite lovely.
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 11:19:29 GMT -6
My ESPN consumption is so low that I don't recognize eighty percent of these names. The real shame is talented content providers that could be hired with Stephen A. Smith money. But people watch loud and stupid for some reason.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 11:24:17 GMT -6
Whenever Stephen A. Smith is on the TV, I immediately turn the channel. His voice is just awful. I like Molly & Max, but not enough to put up with Stephen A.
He's the worst. Can't believe how much air time he gets on a bunch of shows.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 11:26:16 GMT -6
Jane McManus - ESPNW Reporter
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 11:31:55 GMT -6
Wow. Jayson Stark.
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 11:37:37 GMT -6
Whenever Stephen A. Smith is on the TV, I immediately turn the channel. His voice is just awful. I like Molly & Max, but not enough to put up with Stephen A. He's the worst. Can't believe how much air time he gets on a bunch of shows. I'm trying to think how long it's been since I regularly watched ESPN. I watch the Fantasy show on Sunday. Absolutely love 30 for 30. It's become difficult to watch Sunday Night Baseball with Mendoza in the booth. I was a huge PTI fan back in the day. But I think I quit watching that around 2004/5? But there are so many better content options and I just avoid those channels for the most part. I'd say ESPN hasn't been a go to for me in over a decade. |
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 11:38:01 GMT -6
Trent Dilfer
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 11:42:53 GMT -6
I liked Stark. That one sucks.
Brian Bennett - Big Ten Reporter
David Ching - SEC Football Reporter
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 12:09:31 GMT -6
Ted Miller - Pac 12 Reporter
Ethan Sherwood Strauss - NBA Reporter
Jay Crawford - SportsCenter Anchor
Crawford bums me out too. Always liked him, dating back to the Cold Pizza days.
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Post by November KS on Apr 26, 2017 12:17:13 GMT -6
I really don't watch ESPN for anything other than Live games. I get all my content from either NBA, MLB or NFL networks.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 12:27:48 GMT -6
Melissa Isaacson - ESPNW & ESPN Chicago Columnist
Calvin Watkins - Houston Rockets Reporter
Len Elmore - College Basketball Analyst (sort of surprised at this one)
Ashley Fox - NFL Analyst
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 12:53:31 GMT -6
Robin Lundberg - Radio Host
Justin Verrier - New Orleans Pelicans Reporter Chantel Jennings - College Sports Reporter Rufus Peabody - Predictive Analytics Expert Chris Hassel - SportsCenter Anchor Roger Cossack - Legal Analyst
Dottie Pepper - Golf Commentator
Greg Ostendorf - SEC Reporter |
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 14:16:28 GMT -6
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, Jaymee was the only reason I watched SportsCenter in the morning. Her & Cassidy Hubbarth are, in my opinion, the hottest female sports reporters.
This seriously sucks. Legit not watching SportsCenter anymore in the morning. Booooooooooooooo!!!!!!! |
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Post by Danny Busch on Apr 26, 2017 14:53:22 GMT -6
Can they fire Jules too even though she doesn't work for them?
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 15:29:26 GMT -6
Reese Waters - Correspondent
Marysol Castro - Premier Boxing Championship Dave Tuley - Sports Gambling Writer Tom Farrey - Enterprise Reporter |
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Post by November KS on Apr 26, 2017 15:33:39 GMT -6
Can they fire Jules too even though she doesn't work for them? You're out of control! |
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Post by Optimisn on Apr 26, 2017 15:45:07 GMT -6
Dr. Jerry Punch?!?!?!
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 15:57:05 GMT -6
Dr. Jerry Punch sounds like a fake name. But yeah, apparently he's gone too. NASCAR reporter.
They've just kept coming all day long.
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 16:22:02 GMT -6
They friggin fired Jade McCarthy! And she's close to having her 3rd child (no one is safe, not even pregnant folks apparently). I just watched her on NFL Live today. I liked her a bunch too.
Stop firing attractive people, you jerks!
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Post by November KS on Apr 26, 2017 16:29:40 GMT -6
Thank goodness Allie LaForce doesn't work for them!
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Post by randomone on Apr 26, 2017 16:46:57 GMT -6
Jarrett Bell - NFL Contributor
Darren Hayes - SportsCenter reporter
I said earlier in the day that I hope they don't fire 2 people and they've already axed one of them. If I was Cassidy Hubbarth, I'd run or just smash my phone so they can't call you.
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