"PTI has always chosen to be different from everything else on ESPN, dating back to the moment it first hit the airwaves. It has continued to resist changing its core formula despite trends within the industry and within the network itself. So, why change now?"
The proposed bill has seen a coalition from both sides of the political aisle come to its support, which LeGeyt believes puts the bill in a strong spot to be passed.
AdImpact reports $104.2 million has been spent to support Democrats in Senate races thus far, with $77.4 million being spent on Republican candidates in those battleground states.
Suggestions will be accepted through March 31st, with 24 names being eventually selected as nominees to be voted on by a panel of industry experts later this year.
Editor-in-Chief Dan Wakeford reportedly told employees that he didn't know the company was closing, saying "I am not in the loop. Trying to find out now."