A staple of ESPN’s podcasting lineup is no more, with ESPN Daily having come to end.
The show’s most recent — and apparently, final — host, Clinton Yates disclosed the news earlier this month. The announcement was made unceremoniously, with Yates revealing that the daily podcast had come in a reply on X, which didn’t even make the rounds until it was spotted by the Sports Business Journal‘s Austin Karp nearly two weeks later.
“Unfortunately, the show is no longer,” Yates wrote in a reply on X to a user who wondered why a new episode of ESPN Daily hadn’t been posted on Feb. 13 — one day after the final episode was published. “Really do appreciate all the support.”
After the same user replied by telling Yates that the news “hurts,” the Around the Horn star added: “It does. But decisions above my paygrade were made. But you can check me out on ESPN Radio every day now! Appreciate the kind words and best to you, as well.”
unfortunately, the show is no longer. Really do appreciate all the support.
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 13, 2025
It does. But decisions above my paygrade were made. But you can check me out on ESPN Radio every day now! Appreciate the kind words and best to you, as well
— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates) February 13, 2025
First launched in 2019 as The ESPN Daily, the podcast was originally hosted by Mina Kimes. Posted daily Monday-Friday, episodes usually ranged from 20-30 minutes (sometimes longer, sometimes shorter) while focusing on a specific news story or feature, with ESPN reporters, analysts and personalities typically serving as guests.
As Kimes shifted her focus toward her role as an NFL analyst, Pablo Torre took over hosting duties of the show in the summer of 2020. A rotating cast of fill-in hosts took over after Torre’s departure for Meadowlark Media in 2023 before Yates was named the podcast’s full-time host nearly a year later.
News of ESPN Daily‘s apparent cancelation comes amid a recent shift in the Worldwide Leader’s podcasting strategy. Speaking to Business Insider this past October, ESPN content president Burke Magnus admitted, “we have a lot of work to do on podcasting,” adding: “There just really hasn’t been anything that has cut through. And I think that has been a matter of poor prioritization, to this point.”
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