Update: Here Is Every ESPN Employee That Has Been Laid Off Today
This morning, word came down that up to 100 ESPN employees were set to lose their jobs today. Throughout the day, news came down about dozens of layoffs.
Those affected were incredibly wide-ranging, from SportsCenter anchors and radio hosts, to budding beat writers, to more niche personalities. The entire breadth of the layoffs is a pretty shocking jolt to the industry.
As of this writing, things appear to have calmed down. While there still may be names that haven't been made public yet, here are the ESPN layoffs that we are aware of right now.
Brian Bennett - Big Ten Reporter
https://twitter.com/BennettESPN/status/857270305944813568
Jim Bowden - MLB Analyst
https://twitter.com/JimBowdenMLB/status/857257737503297540
Eamonn Brennan - College Basketball Writer
C.L. Brown - College Basketball Reporter
https://twitter.com/clbrownespn/status/857270630353338370
Scott Burnside - NHL Writer
Marysol Castro - Boxing
David Ching - SEC Reporter
Roger Cossack - Legal Analyst
Jeremy Crabtree - College Football Recruiting Reporter
Jay Crawford - SportsCenter
https://twitter.com/jaycrawfordespn/status/857291207214583808
Steve Delsohn - OTL Reporter
Trent Dilfer - NFL Analyst
https://twitter.com/DilfersDime/status/857286119171342336
Len Elmore - College Basketball Analyst
Tom Farrey - Reporter
Brendan Fitzgerald - ESPNU
https://twitter.com/BrendanFitzESPN/status/857238272887672835
Ashley Fox - NFL Analyst
Mike L. Goodman - Soccer Writer
Chris Hassel - SportsCenter
Darren Haynes - SportsCenter
Johnette Howard - Columnist
Melissa Isaacson - ESPNW
Chantel Jennings - Pac-12 Reporter
Danny Kanell - College Football Analyst, ESPN Radio
Andy Katz - College Basketball Reporter, Analyst
Paul Kuharsky - Tennessee Titans Reporter
Pierre LeBrun - NHL Writer
David Lombardi - Pac-12 Reporter
https://twitter.com/LombardiESPN/status/857375398518280192
Robin Lundberg - ESPN Radio
Jade McCarthy - SportsCenter
Joe McDonald - NHL Writer
https://twitter.com/MrMomJoeyMac/status/857238919670362112
Erik McKinney - College Football Reporter
Jane McManus - ESPNW
Brett McMurphy - College Football Reporter
https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/857261094561341440
Ted Miller - Pac-12 Reporter
Max Olson - Big 12 Reporter
Dana O'Neil - College Basketball Reporter
Greg Ostendorf - SEC Reporter
https://twitter.com/GregO_ESPN/status/857335254062952451
Doug Padilla - Los Angeles Dodgers Reporter
Rufus Peabody - Analytics
Dottie Pepper - Golf
Dr. Jerry Lee Punch - NASCAR, College Football, College Basketball
Mark Saxon - MLB Writer
Jaymee Sire - SportsCenter
Jayson Stark - MLB Analyst/Writer
Ethan Strauss - NBA Reporter
Jean-Jacques Taylor - Columnist
Jesse Temple - Big Ten Reporter
Derek Tyson - Recruiting Analyst
Dave Tuley - Gambling
Justin Verrier - New Orleans Pelicans Reporter
Reese Waters - The Undefeated
Austin Ward - Big Ten Reporter
Calvin Watkins - Houston Rockets Reporter
Ed Werder - NFL Insider
https://twitter.com/Edwerderespn/status/857225944221831168
Our thoughts go out to everyone affected in today's layoffs. We'll continue to update as more comes out.
