Awful Announcing
"I think that Bob Iger is very comfortable with the NFL, he likes the NFL's product, and I think Pitaro is likely to follow his boss' lead on that."
"I do not believe that we are a political organization. ...Of course, there is going to continue to be an intersection of between sports and politics and we’re going to continue to cover that. We’re going to cover it fairly and honestly. But we are focused on serving the sports fan."
It's a move that makes sense for all involved.
The NFL is tired of ESPN's journalism, and ESPN is tired of being treated as a second-tier partner.
Pitaro has some previous sports and media experience from Yahoo, and has been with Disney since 2010.
