{"id":1961793,"date":"2023-06-30T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-sacred-cows-woke-espn-reportedly-dumping-20-major-on-air-talents-in-latest-round-of-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:05:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:05:30","slug":"no-sacred-cows-woke-espn-reportedly-dumping-20-major-on-air-talents-in-latest-round-of-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-sacred-cows-woke-espn-reportedly-dumping-20-major-on-air-talents-in-latest-round-of-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No Sacred Cows&#8217;: ESPN Reportedly Axing 20 Top On-Air Talents in Latest Layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fno-sacred-cows-woke-espn-reportedly-dumping-20-major-on-air-talents-in-latest-round-of-layoffs%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=1961793&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>The House of Mouse is in shambles, and that\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-tapper-notes-hunter-biden-investigation-lara-trump-fires-glad-you-finally-figured-that-out\/\" title=\"Jake Tapper Notes Hunter Biden Investigation; Lara Trump Fires: \u2018Glad You Finally Figured That Out\u2019\">bad news<\/a> for any entity leasing a place there.<\/h2>\n<p>And, yes, that even applies to entities as monolithic as ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Worldwide Leader in Sports\u201d has fallen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-sacred-cows-woke-espn-reportedly-dumping-20-major-on-air-talents-in-latest-round-of-layoffs\/\" title=\"'No Sacred Cows': ESPN Reportedly Axing 20 Top On-Air Talents in Latest Layoffs\">hard financial times<\/a> lately, just like its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">parent company<\/a> Disney, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-bleeding-big-time-much-money-company-lost-last-year-financial-analyst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hemorrhaging money<\/a> left and right.<\/p>\n<p>And just like its parent company, ESPN is reducing budget in the most ruthlessly efficient way possible \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-shredding-remaining-workforce-layoffs-go-global-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slashing payroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/20\/espn-layoffs-are-coming-and-nearly-everyone-is-vulnerable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> quoted an unnamed source who said there would be no \u201csacred cows\u201d at ESPN when it came to letting people go.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Post has penned a blistering <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/30\/espn-laying-off-top-talent-to-save-millions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on what it called a \u201cdramatic round of layoffs\u201d at the network.<\/p>\n<p>How dramatic?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the big names who have gotten the axe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NBA commentator Jeff Van Gundy<\/li>\n<li>Former NBA star and analyst Jalen Rose<\/li>\n<li>Host Max Kellerman<\/li>\n<li>Former NFL star and analyst Keyshawn Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Former NFL star and analyst Steve Young<\/li>\n<li>Former NFL player and analyst Matt Hasselbeck<\/li>\n<li>NFL reporter Suzy Kolber<\/li>\n<li>NFL draft analyst Todd McShay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In total, around 20 on-air personalities have reportedly been shown the door.<\/p>\n<p>Kolber confirmed on Twitter that she\u2019s out:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off.<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreaking-but 27 years at ESPN was a good run.<\/p>\n<p>So grateful for a 38 yr career!<\/p>\n<p>Longevity for a woman in this business is something I\u2019m especially proud of.<\/p>\n<p>Next step- a project that gives back.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/URitozP0LQ\">pic.twitter.com\/URitozP0LQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suzy Kolber (@SuzyKolber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuzyKolber\/status\/1674825386050437130?\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nAnd to be clear, these aren\u2019t small losses. While ESPN has undoubtedly lost much of its luster over the years, it still boasted an eclectic roster of talent.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, even if you can\u2019t stand the general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-celebrates-womens-history-month-lia-thomas-profile-former-opponent-goes-off-spineless-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist tilt<\/a> at ESPN, maybe you tune in for Van Gundy\u2019s NBA commentary or for Stephen A. Smith\u2019s always hot takes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-espn-personality-stephen-smith-trashes-biden-praises-2024-republican-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith<\/a>, ESPN\u2019s most iconic (for better and for worse) current personality appears to have been spared from the chopping block, as has newcomer Pat McAfee, despite the two both sporting exorbitant salaries.<\/p>\n<p>While no official figures have been given, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2023\/06\/05\/stephen-a-smith-pat-mcafee-espn-salaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> indicate that McAfee makes $17 million a year while Smith makes $8 million. Both have denied those respective numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The Post noted that Kellerman makes roughly $5 million annually, and Johnson was in the second year of a 5-year, $18 million contract.<\/p>\n<p>Now, ESPN is jettisoning those salaries along with some of its most familiar faces. No sacred cows, indeed.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/no-sacred-cows-woke-espn-reportedly-dumping-20-major-air-talents-latest-round-layoffs\/\">&#8216;No Sacred Cows&#8217;: Woke ESPN Reportedly Dumping 20 Major On-Air Talents in Latest Round of Layoffs<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Mouse is in chaos, posing a problem for all tenants, including ESPN. Even the mighty &#8220;Worldwide Leader in Sports&#8221; is facing financial difficulties, mirroring its struggling parent company Disney, which is experiencing significant financial losses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1961794,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1961793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1961793","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\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}