Mike Soltys calls ESPN layoffs ‘very disappointing,’ but is moving on from ‘the sadness’
"Showing this amount of people the door, not for performance reasons, is very disappointing."
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Washington State president cites media and tech layoffs for delay in announcing Pac-12 TV deal
"At least one of the partners we were talking to said, 'We’re ready to sign today, but the optics of us announcing that we’re laying off X number of people and we signed a multimillion-dollar deal with the Pac-12 are just not the best, so we’re going to have to wait six weeks.'"
Sports media insiders: ESPN ‘not a great place to be’ with morale ‘as low as any time I’ve ever seen’
"Mickey, he's a passive-aggressive M-Fer."
Nate Silver says Disney layoffs have ‘substantially impacted’ FiveThirtyEight, and he expects he’ll be leaving
"My contract is up soon and I expect that I'll be leaving at the end of it."
First round of ESPN layoffs starts, includes 43-year vet Mike Soltys
This looks to be the first of three waves of ESPN layoffs, with another one also focusing not on on-air talent by the summer, followed by cutbacks to on-air talent.
ESPN layoffs reportedly set to come in three rounds, with massive paycuts also floated for on-air talent
"I do think they're going to go to some other people who make big numbers and say 'You can stay, but we're going to cut you in half.' People are going to have decisions to make on that."
Stephen A. Smith on ‘coming’ ESPN cuts: ‘Hell, for all I know, I might be one of them.’
"Hell, for all I know, I might be one of them. Now I doubt that. But it’s possible. No one knows."
Wayne Drehs suddenly let go by ESPN after more than 20 years writing there
Drehs covered a wide variety of sports stories for ESPN, from the Olympics to inspirational high school stories to NFL, NBA and MLB stories.
Dan Le Batard Show is rehiring Chris Cote, with Le Batard paying him directly to be personal assistant
"How do you guys not understand what this audience loves about the show?"
Claire Smith, first woman to win BBWAA’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award, among ESPN layoffs
Smith was a news editor for ESPN, part a nearly 40-year career covering baseball.
ESPN reportedly laying off 300 employees
According to the report, the total number of jobs cut will end up around 500.
Further ESPN layoffs appear to be in the works, but the timing and size are unclear
There look to be more layoffs ahead at ESPN, but it's not clear if those will come in a matter of weeks or months.
ESPN rehires Ed Werder, a victim of the 2017 round of layoffs
Werder will cover the Cowboys (of course), but also expand into other sports as well.
