ESPN was set to lay off around 100 employees on Wednesday, including some of the network’s most popular on-air and online personalities, according to multiple reports. The Disney-owned sports giant had no plans to announce the names of the employees affected, but a number of the anchors, reporters and analysts who were informed of their release spoke out on social media. Read moreNotable names included veteran NFL reporter Ed Werder, MLB writer Jayson Stark, college football reporter Brett McMurphy, college basketball reporter Dana O’Neil and ESPN Dallas columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor. MLB analyst Jim Bowden, college basketball reporter Eamonn Brennan and Big Ten football reporters Austin Ward and Jesse Temple were also among those let go. It marked ESPN’s first major layoffs since October 2015, when around 300 mostly behind-the-scenes employees were let go.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 16:48 UTC