Clinton Yates confirmed on social media earlier this month that the ESPN Daily podcast has come to an end, replying to a user who was asking about the future of the program. Yates answered that the show was no longer taking place and added that he appreciated all of the support. In a subsequent reply, Yates concurred that it hurt not to have the show going forward and cited decisions being made that were above his paygrade. Barrett Media has reached out to ESPN for comment on the development.
The news flew under the radar for several weeks until it was recently spotted by Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, although the show still remains listed on the ESPN podcast page online. The last episode of the show was posted just after Super Bowl LIX on Wednesday, Feb. 12, and it examined the growth of women’s college basketball in Los Angeles, Calif. The show ended with a message from Yates expressing that he would talk to the audience tomorrow, aligning with the structure of how other episodes concluded.
The ESPN Daily podcast first began in 2019 with Mina Kimes hosting weekday episodes that would address specific news stories or features and include ESPN personnel as guests. Kimes eventually started taking part in more ESPN NFL coverage, resulting in Pablo Torre becoming the host of the program in the summer of 2020.
After Torre joined Meadowlark Media to contribute on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz and launch his own digital program, Pablo Torre Finds Out, a rotation of hosts were at the helm until last March when Clinton Yates was named to the full-time role. Yates recently joined the weekday ESPN Radio lineup as the host of Clinton & Friends, taking over the late-morning timeslot previously held by Mike Greenberg.
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