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ESPN owner Disney had announced in February that it would lay off 7,000 people across its businesses, Smith noted, so ESPN employees were aware that cuts were likely coming.
Another 100 employees, mostly in news gathering and including large numbers of public faces of the network, were laid off in April 2017. [20] John Skipper's time as President of ESPN was tumultuous. During Skipper's tenure (from January 2012 to December 2017) ESPN lost nearly 15% of its subscribers and laid off more than 500 employees.
President John Skipper confirmed that ESPN is going to lay off employees and a spokesperson says approximately 300 employees will lose their jobs this week. This is the second time in two years ...
During Skipper's tenure ESPN lost nearly 15% of its subscribers and laid off more than 500 employees. Additionally, ESPN's TV ratings declined significantly across the board and the network endured criticism from some quarters over the declining quality of its programming. [32] [33] [34] [35]
He also was a primary backup to Bob Ley on Outside The Lines, ESPN's sports investigative journalism program. [7] On April 26, 2017, Katz was among over 100 employees laid off by ESPN. [8] After leaving ESPN, Katz did color commentary for the Paradise Jam tournament held in Lynchburg, VA. [9]
According to ESPN President John Skipper, the layoffs will be behind-the scenes and are designed to 'do less in certain instances and re-direct resources.' ESPN to lay off approximately 150 behind ...
Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose and Steve Young are among roughly 20 ESPN commentators and reporters who were laid off on Friday as part of job cuts by the network. ESPN had planned this ...
Sire left CSN Bay Area in early 2013 to take a job with ESPN, where she helped launch Sports Center :AM, the network's early morning installment of Sports Center. She also served as the sideline reporter for the Little League World Series. She was one of about 100 employees to be laid off at ESPN in April 2017. [4]