Cristina Daglas, an executive editor at ESPN with responsibilities that include overseeing the company website, is reportedly no longer working at the network following a human resources investigation. Employees were reported to have been informed of the decision on Wednesday, according to a report from Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports filed in the afternoon.
It was previously reported that Daglas was placed on administrative leave in January following multiple complaints about her submitted to H.R., the specific nature of which is not known.
Towards the end of March, Daglas’ attorney accidentally sent a cease and desist letter intended for the ESPN human resources department to Front Office Sports. The document was said to have indicated that Daglas had been subjected to “a series of protracted, hours-long interrogations under the guise of an ‘investigation’ that appears to be both endless and aimless.”
Senior deputy editor Elizabeth Baugh was also reportedly placed on administrative leave by ESPN in connection with the investigation pertaining to Daglas, but she left the company in March to become head of marketing, communications and branding for Ring Magazine.
Daglas graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and she later earned her master’s degree in journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Throughout her time with the company starting in 2014, she has worked across various editorial functions, including with the digital division and leading coverage as the Chicago Cubs franchise won its first World Series championship in 108 years. Daglas became the first female MLB deputy editor in company history and proceeded to work in a similar role on ESPN NBA coverage later on.
Outside of her work with ESPN, Daglas was listed as being an adjunct professor for the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. Cal State Fullerton had also stated that she was going to serve as a journalism instructor last year teaching a class premised on sports reporting. Before working with the network, Daglas reported for Isthmus and The Capital Times, and she proceeded to work in editor positions with both D Magazine and Milwaukee Magazine.
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