ESPN Laying Off Additional On-Air Personalities

[CyTwins]

Dana O'Neil is out... I liked all the college BB writers for the most part.

Dana O'Neil‏Verified account @ESPNDanaOneil 4m4 minutes ago
Add me to the list. Just got the 'call.' I've been informed my contract will not be renewed at ESPN.

Wow that sucks

 

[Clonehomer]

So is the plan here to drop one or more of their 20 channels? This is going to end up meaning more and more reruns to fill time slots. How long before cable companies react and renegotiate carrier fees?

 

[KnappShack]

I was recently given a 60 day notice. My last day with my current work place is Monday.

I'm not about to **** on people who will now have to scramble to support their families

 

[WhatchaGonnaDo]

He was ESPN's Dallas Cowboys guy. AMERICA'S TEAM!! Give me a break with that crap too.

ESPN has been insanely biased over the last few years.
NFL? Cowboys and Patriots.
NBA? LeBron and Warriors.
MLB? Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs.
NHL? Almost no overage.
College Football? SEC and Ohio State.
College Basketball? Blue Bloods only.

Just get back to the days of actually showing highlights in SC.

Couple clips per game of the day. Give longer segments to exciting games like extra innings, OT games, higher profile matchups.

I remember when they'd do at least a quick highlight of every top 25 team's game

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Can ESPN lay off one of my coworkers I want gone?

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Karl Ravech is being kept on but 'significantly reduced'. That's a bummer, I think he's pretty good at a number of different things that they've asked of him. He's been there forever.

Losing Dana O'Neill sucks too. She's fantastic.

 

[harimad]

Fire every sideline reporter. Is any job more useless than sports sideline reporter?

Might not be a good look, firing the vast majority of their female talent.

 

[harimad]

He was ESPN's Dallas Cowboys guy. AMERICA'S TEAM!! Give me a break with that crap too.

ESPN has been insanely biased over the last few years.
NFL? Cowboys and Patriots.
NBA? LeBron and Warriors.
MLB? Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs.
NHL? Almost no overage.
College Football? SEC and Ohio State.
College Basketball? Blue Bloods only.

This is why I love Chris Berman so much. He bucked the trend, and gave so much love to the Buffalo Bills (who circle the wagons like no other), along with the San Diego (Super) Chargers!

 

[carvers4math]

Might not be a good look, firing the vast majority of their female talent.

Not a good day to be female or cover hockey.

If they fire some good people, would be my dream to replace Andy Garmin with one of them. Don't need all Hawk sports reporters on local news.

 

[cyclonepower]

I was recently given a 60 day notice. My last day with my current work place is Monday.

I'm not about to **** on people who will now have to scramble to support their families

Sorry to hear hope you land on your feet

 

[flynnhicks03]

What did he do though? Report from the stadium before games? Why is that a necessary thing? 1 guy in front of a green screen could fill the role of every person they send to each game every week.

Now who's going to confirm what Schefter has learned that Mortensen first reported?

 

[Fitzy]

John Buccigross is one of them it sounds like.

 

[Bret44]

John Buccigross is one of them it sounds like.

 

[zarnold56]

Just get back to the days of actually showing highlights in SC.

Couple clips per game of the day. Give longer segments to exciting games like extra innings, OT games, higher profile matchups.

I remember when they'd do at least a quick highlight of every top 25 team's game

People can watch highlights at anytime on their phone. Highlight only shows do not work anymore.

 

[zarnold56]

John Buccigross is one of them it sounds like.

He likes hockey so he had to go like all the other hockey people. I really liked him too.

 

[Dandy]

He likes hockey so he had to go like all the other hockey people. I really liked him too.

ESPN will pretty much be a non-hockey network soon.

 

[Clark]

John Buccigross is one of them it sounds like.

Sounds to me like they're gutting what was already a pretty limited hockey staff.

 

[harimad]

He likes hockey so he had to go like all the other hockey people. I really liked him too.

This wouldn't have happened if the Blackhawks had done what they were supposed to do, and won the Stanley Cup again this year.

 

[Dandy]

John Buccigross is one of them it sounds like.

Deadspin (per The Hollywood Reporter) says Buccigross' contract will not be renewed when it expires this summer.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

So is Medcalf gone? Thats too bad if so. I can do without o'neill. She once confused UNI with Northern Arizona and got mad at me for calling her out on twitter. If you're a basketball analyst over the last 10 years you should know the difference, sorry.