{"id":1961646,"date":"2023-06-30T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-axes-multiple-well-known-personalities-as-disney-layoffs-continue\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:01:24","slug":"espn-axes-multiple-well-known-personalities-as-disney-layoffs-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-axes-multiple-well-known-personalities-as-disney-layoffs-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN cuts several popular personalities as Disney layoffs persist."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fespn-axes-multiple-well-known-personalities-as-disney-layoffs-continue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>ESPN Announces Layoffs of Top On-Air Personalities<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a shocking move, ESPN, the popular sports network owned by Disney, has decided to part ways with some of its most beloved on-air personalities. Around 20 hosts will be let go, according to a memo obtained by The New York Post. This includes big names such as NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Jalen Rose, personality Max Kellerman, NFL broadcaster Keyshawn Johnson, and NFL reporter Suzy Kolber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESPN stated, &#8220;Given the current environment, ESPN has determined it necessary to identify some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/creative-ways-to-fight-inflation\/\" title=\"Creative Ways to Fight Inflation\">additional cost savings<\/a> in the area of public-facing commentator salaries, and that process has begun.&#8221; The network plans to focus on managing costs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-axes-multiple-well-known-personalities-as-disney-layoffs-continue\/\" title=\"ESPN cuts several popular personalities as Disney layoffs persist.\">negotiating individual contract renewals<\/a> in the coming months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The news was delivered to ESPN employees in a five-paragraph note on Friday morning. Other notable employees reportedly being let go include &#8220;NFL Countdown&#8221; analyst Matt Hasselbeck, NFL draft expert Todd McShay, college basketball analyst LaPhonso Ellis, &#8220;SportsCenter&#8221; anchor Ashley Brewer, radio host Jason Fitz, and baseball writer Joon Lee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suzy Kolber, one of the original anchors of ESPN 2, has had a long and storied career with the network. Jeff Van Gundy, known for his NBA coverage, has been a recognizable voice for ESPN for 16 years. Both have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">made significant contributions<\/a> to the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESPN acknowledges that this is a challenging process, as it involves individuals who have had a tremendous impact on the company. However, the network believes that these difficult decisions, based on overall efficiency rather than merit, are necessary to meet financial targets and ensure future growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Disney&#8217;s Cost-Cutting Measures<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESPN&#8217;s parent company, Disney, has been facing its own financial challenges. Earlier this year, Disney laid off around 7,000 employees in an effort to reduce costs. The company has also faced criticism from conservative customers who believe it promotes leftist ideology through its movies and TV shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, Disney has been involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-will-begin-mass-layoffs-this-week-ceo-announces\/\" title=\"Disney Will Begin Mass Layoffs This Week, CEO Announces\">contentious culture war battles<\/a>, particularly with Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The company publicly opposed a parental rights law in Florida that restricts instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity to children between kindergarten and third grade. 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Notable figures like NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose, and Max will be among those affected, as stated in a memo obtained by The New York Post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1961647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1961646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}