Barstool Sports is feeling the pinch, and its CEO is saddened by the loss of employees at the company. On Thursday, the company started to lay off a chunk of its workforce, which The Post first reported on Wednesday would be nearly 25 percent of the staff — roughly 100 people. Barstool employed about 430 … Read more
Barstool Sports will lay off nearly 25 percent of its employees, which will result in around 100 lost jobs on Thursday, The Post has learned. Barstool founder Dave Portnoy has publicly stated the cuts were coming after he regained control of the company following its breakup with Penn Entertainment. Barstool has around 430 employees. It … Read more
Big changes are underway at Barstool Sports. Dave Portnoy admitted this week on Barstool Radio that layoffs are underway at his company. The payroll reductions come just weeks after he bought back Barstool Sports for $1 in a deal with Penn Entertainment. “I’ve been very clear. Anybody that’s paid attention, we are going to have layoffs … Read more
Scott Van Pelt will be joined by Marcus Spears, Ryan Clark and Robert Griffin III on the new “Monday Night Countdown,” The Post has learned. Van Pelt replaces Suzy Kolber, who was let go at the end of June as part of ESPN’s layoffs. Van Pelt and Laura Rutledge were considered for the job, but … Read more
Kenny Smith wants answers. Amid ESPN’s recent wave of layoffs, which included blowing up the long-standing NBA Finals broadcasting trio of Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Marc Jackson, TNT’s “Inside the NBA” commentator wondered how the network could make such controversial changes. “I’m not really sure how they’re [ESPN] doing it. I’m not really … Read more
The sports media bloodbath at ESPN apparently isn’t over. Bomani Jones appears to be the latest big-name sports personality to leave the Worldwide Leader. The network isn’t planning on renewing Jones’ contract when it expires at the end of the month, according to a report from Front Office Sports. The breakup comes weeks after HBO canceled … Read more
Ashley Brewer refuses to be defined by a job. The former “SportsCenter” anchor, who was part of ESPN’s latest round of layoffs last month, discussed the matter in a recent TikTok video, during which she responded to an internet troll. “For now when you’re on your honeymoon, real world doesn’t exist once you get back … Read more
Ashley Brewer is doing just fine, thank you very much. In a video posted to her TikTok this week, the former “SportsCenter” anchor — who was part of ESPN’s latest wave of layoffs — responded to a user who pressed about her current state of being. “Has the depression from getting laid off set in … Read more
Andrew Marchand returns from vacation to offer his perspective on ESPN’s layoffs, from which high-profile on-air departure is the most surprising to educated guesses on who will call NBA games given Jeff Van Gundy’s layoff. Marchand and John Ourand go on to discuss the New York Times’ decision to scrap its sports desk and move … Read more
Jay Williams returned to ESPN Radio this week, opening his first show since Keyshawn Johnson and Max Kellerman were laid off by recalling how much his former coworkers meant to him. Williams, 41, had co-hosted ESPN’s nationally syndicated morning radio program with both personalities. The Post had been the first to report that ESPN would … Read more
Stephen A. Smith believes he’ll have a market — if ESPN decides his time is up. Shortly after paying tribute to his colleagues laid off by ESPN last week, Smith spoke on Monday’s episode of his FanDuel show about life beyond the network — a prospect he said he’s more prepared for, should the media … Read more
Paul Finebaum and his ESPN colleagues were glued to Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand’s Twitter feed on Friday as he broke the news of ESPN laying off around 20 on-air talents, wondering who’d be next. So with Finebaum filling in for Marchand on this week’s “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast,” the radio host … Read more
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, host of a daily four-hour show on SEC Network, joins this week’s pod as a co-host and discusses what it was like inside ESPN as last week’s on-air layoffs were announced, including well-known names like Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber and Jalen Rose. Finebaum discusses what his day was like the Friday … Read more
ESPN laid off yet another iconic name as the company’s bloodbath continues. Gene Wojciechowski, a longtime college football writer, announced on Twitter that his time with the World Wide Leader had come to an end. “June 30 was my last day at ESPN,” Wojciechowski wrote. “I’m indebted to every editor, producer, director, crew member, researcher, … Read more
Stephen A. Smith has addressed the layoffs at ESPN. Days after ESPN let go of around 20 on-air talents as the network has been undergoing several rounds of cost cuts, Smith discussed the matter Monday on his FanDuel show. “ESPN laid off about 20 members of its on-air talent … friends of mine, actually, definitely … Read more
ESPN’s massive layoffs are affecting those that don’t even work at the network anymore. Several big names were among Friday’s exodus of on-air talent, including hotel likes of Jeff Van Gundy, Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson, Todd McShay, Suzy Kolber and Jalen Rose in the Worldwide Leader’s third round of layoffs. For some of ESPN’s former personalities, … Read more
The torrent of big names being laid off by ESPN continues. NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay was among the high-profile ESPN talents laid off on Friday, The Post has learned. McShay had been with ESPN since 2006, and part of the network’s NFL Draft telecast since 2009. His friendly rivalry with Mel Kiper Jr. — … Read more
The exodus of household names at ESPN continues. Suzy Kolber announced Friday on Twitter that her time with the company has come to an end after 27 years. “Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off. Heartbreaking-but 27 years at ESPN was a good run,” Kolber tweeted. “So grateful for a … Read more
Steve Young is another huge name who will no longer be on ESPN’s talent roster. Young is among the 20 or so high-profile talents let go by ESPN on Friday, The Post has learned. The 49ers great, 61, started part-time on “NFL Countdown” in 2000 and assumed a full-time role a year later. The program … Read more
The state of ESPN Radio has been pretty bleak these days, and former host Mike Golic expressed his dismay about where things are headed. The Post exclusively reported Wednesday that ESPN was planning on scrapping its nationally syndicated morning radio show with hosts Keyshawn Johnson, Jay Williams and Max Kellerman. The move is part of … Read more