A lot of ESPN talent were let go today as part of the sports channel’s new cost cutting measure due to the declining subscriptions and ever-changing model of sports broadcasting. It has been reported that ESPN plans to lay off about 100 on air talent but here are 30 names reported that got purged by the worldwide leader. There are some names we don’t care for and actually chuckling about (Ed Werder & Trent Dilfer) but Jay Crawford and Danny Kanell give us some teary eyes.
1. Ed Werder — NFL reporter
2. Scott Burnside — NHL columnist
3. Joe McDonald — Hockey writer
4. Pierre LeBrun — Hockey insider
5. Brendan Fitzgerald — ESPNU anchor
6. Dana O’Neil — College basketball reporter
7. Michael Goodman — Soccer reporter
8. Austin Ward — Big Ten college football reporter
9. Jesse Temple — Wisconsin and Big Ten football reporter
10. Brett McMurphy — College football insider
11. Jim Bowden — Baseball analyst
12. Eamonn Brennan — College basketball reporter
13. Mark Saxon — St. Louis Cardinals reporter
14. Jeremy Crabtree — ESPN.com writer
15. Jean-Jacques Taylor — ESPN Radio Dallas affiliate
16. Derek Tyson — SEC recruiting analyst
17. Johnette Howard — ESPN columnist
18. Danny Kanell — ESPN Radio host and analyst
19. Doug Padilla — Dodgers reporter
20. Jayson Stark — ESPN.com writer
21. C.L. Brown — College basketball reporter
22. Trent Dilfer — NFL analyst
23. Jane McManus — Columnist for ESPNw
24. Ted Miller— College football reporter
25.Brian Bennett — Big Ten reporter
26. David Ching— SEC college football reporter
27. Max Olson— College football reporter
28. Jay Crawford— SportsCenter anchor
29. Ethan Strauss— NBA writer
30. Calvin Watkins— NBA reporter
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