Norby Williamson seemingly had bad blood with some ex-ESPN employees. The Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel reported Friday that the former ESPN executive is no longer with the network after nearly four decades. Soon after The Post’s report was published, a plethora of influential former employees of the network ripped Williamson. “When good things happen to bad … Read more
An era is over at ESPN. Longtime network executive Norby Williamson is out effective Friday after a tenure that stretched nearly four decades, The Post has learned. About a year ago, Burke Magnus was promoted above Williamson to become president of ESPN content. Sources said that Magnus and Williamson did not share a vision that … Read more
Pat McAfee isn’t backing down. And he wants to make it clear who exactly he does and does not like at ESPN. McAfee made headlines on Friday when he unloaded on his “Pat McAfee Show” about people at ESPN trying to sabotage him and his program, specifically calling out executive editor and head of event … Read more
Ghosts of ESPN’s past have chimed in after Pat McAfee took shots at network executive Norby Williamson on his show on Friday. Following a column by The Post’s Andrew Marchand which opined that McAfee would need to get better TV ratings to justify a $17 million annual salary and the headaches he brings to ESPN … Read more
Pat McAfee called out ESPN executive Norby Williamson by name in an explosive segment on Friday. Earlier this week, The Post’s Andrew Marchand wrote a column opining that McAfee needs to get better TV ratings if his show is going to be a headache for ESPN in the wake of the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel dustup. … Read more