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ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro Notes “Difficult Decisions” as Network Begins Layoffs

"We had to make some difficult decisions about job impacts that we will be communicating today."

NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero Reportedly Departs As Part Of ESPN Layoffs

"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."

Bill Handel: We’ve Lost 65% of Our AM Radio Audience on KFI in Past Decade

"And if you look at revenue, revenue has just collapsed."

NHL Creating Local Broadcast Production Setup With At Least Four Clubs Beginning Next Season

"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."

How Marcellus Wiley Found Freedom Speaking His Truth To Sports Media

"There are a lot of people who have left traditional media and haven’t had the success that I’ve had. I don’t have a machine with me, so I think some of the machines are sitting there saying he’s done all of this by himself, and he’s surpassed most of those who do have machines"

ESPN Expects To Use Matt Miller More on Future NFL Drafts

"The plan is to bring him back for Detroit."

ESPN VP Seth Markman: ‘There’s No NFL Draft on TV Without Mel Kiper’

"I think he should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for what he’s accomplished and what he’s brought to this TV event."

Mel Kiper Jr Asked ESPN to Add Matt Miller to NFL Draft Broadcast

"I was kind of comfortable with who we had put out there, but when a guy like Mel calls you with an idea like that and wants to share the ball, it’s kind of a rare trait in our business."

ESPN VP Seth Markman: ‘The NFL Draft is Our Event’

“It’s one of the few events that I would say is in the DNA of ESPN.”

Todd McShay Signs Contract Extension With ESPN

ESPN has signed a new multi-year agreement with Todd McShay. The NFL Draft and college football analyst will continue as a prominent year-round voice, offering analysis on...

Mike Ditka Gets New Role, Two Year Extension at ESPN

ESPN NFL analyst Mike Ditka has signed a two year contract extension which includes a role change according to ESPN Media Zone. Starting in...

ESPN To Broadcast From San Francisco’s Marina Green

ESPN has chosen Marina Green in San Francisco as its production headquarters for Super Bowl 50. From Wednesday, Feb. 3, through Sunday, Feb. 7,...

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NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero Reportedly Departs As Part Of ESPN Layoffs

"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."

Bill Handel: We’ve Lost 65% of Our AM Radio Audience on KFI in Past Decade

"And if you look at revenue, revenue has just collapsed."

NHL Creating Local Broadcast Production Setup With At Least Four Clubs Beginning Next Season

"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."

Emmanuel Acho: ESPN Executives “Cowards” for Handling of Ryan Clark Firing

"If you work long enough, you will get fired regardless of your profession. But to fire a man that helped bring a show its very first Emmy award in the midst of that show is cowardly."