John “The Professor” Clayton has been sent to the showers after a 23-year run at Espn, SportingNews.com reports, the latest casualty of sweeping layoffs at the sports-centric cabler.
This April, in the wake of Espn losing 12 million subscribers over the past five years, the network launched a series of layoffs eventually totaling nearly 100, including on-air talent Jerome Bettis, Sara Walsh, Chad Ford, Jay Crawford and Ed Werder.
Clayton confirmed his exit via Twitter, saying, “After 23 years I won’t be contributing to Espn. Two words. Thank you. My bosses and co-workers are the best…. I can honestly say that...
This April, in the wake of Espn losing 12 million subscribers over the past five years, the network launched a series of layoffs eventually totaling nearly 100, including on-air talent Jerome Bettis, Sara Walsh, Chad Ford, Jay Crawford and Ed Werder.
Clayton confirmed his exit via Twitter, saying, “After 23 years I won’t be contributing to Espn. Two words. Thank you. My bosses and co-workers are the best…. I can honestly say that...
- 5/31/2017
- TVLine.com
Updated, 4:50 Pm: Longtime baseball guy Jayson Stark and veteran NFL analysts Ed Werder and Trent Dilfer are among the dozens of on-air talent and writers laid off by Espn today. Also out are such familiar names as NHL analyst Scott Burnside, legal analyst Roger Cossack and Dodgers reporter Doug Padilla, along with SportsCenter anchors Jade McCarthy, Jaymee Sire, Chris Hassel, Jay Crawford and Darren Hayes. Espn did not release a list people who were laid off — including…...
- 4/26/2017
- Deadline TV
Espn laid off 100 on-air personalities and writers on Wednesday, and we think we know why. While it was a bad day at headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, the company had good reason for the bloodbath. Or technically 11 reasons on TheWrap‘s count. Click here for the running list of those confirmed to have been let go, and read on for what went so wrong for the so-called “Worldwide Leader in Sports.” Also Read: Here's Everyone Laid Off at Espn, From Jay Crawford to Trent Dilfer (Updating List) 1. It Just Costs Too Damn Much Espn is by far the most expensive channel in your cable package.
- 4/26/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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