[pepsionice]

I would make a guess that this was already talked about six months ago.

[woweeitsme]

Stick to sports and stay out of politics. I only watch games on ESPN now. I never watch any of the other nonsense they have on, including SportsCenter.

[GOPJ]

I’m not sure who was behind the “more politics” plan, but before the other 100 get their pink slips, he should get his. I've yet to meet a single person who hasn’t noticed - and despised - the hackneyed political ramblings that have horned-in on the sports coverage.

Giving the finger to traditional Americans didn't work for JC Penny or Target - why would these people think it'd work for sports broadcasts? Idiots.

[SgtHooper]

More WINNING!!

MAGA!

[BlueStateRightist]

A more politically incorrect observation: nearly every show caters to blacks. Most highlight reels, lead-in music, etc. incorporate hip-hop music. Black anchors, guests, former athletes, etc. Black shows. Yes, American athletics are often dominated by blacks, but trying so hard to be an majority-black, hipper than thou network just won’t fly with the average viewer.

[jch10]

Their Board of Directors should be the first to go.

[GreyFriar]

As I don’t watch ESPN, I won’t miss any of them

[MarineBrat]

I have never once in my lifetime paid for satellite or cable TV. ESPN is still dead to me. :)

I have a rotating rooftop antenna and a Channelmaster DVR+. That gets me more for free than I could ever watch.

No cost and no commercials is the only way to fly.

[justa-hairyape]

The left destroys everything it touches. MTV and now ESPN. And of course Hollywood, which is churning out products you could not pay me to watch.

[Ronald_Magnus]

http://heavy.com/news/2017/04/espn-layoffs-firings-list-who-was-fired-ed-werder/

[Yaelle]

I read that fast, and I saw “ESPN to fire over 100 employees on air today” and I thought... Hmm, must see tv?? Kind of brutal though.

[AlaskaErik]

I never watch ESPN. I would dump it in a heartbeat if I could, but wife likes her cable too much, so I’m stuck paying for it even though I never watch it.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

https://twitter.com/bustedcoverage/status/857277376438390784/photo/1

[rllngrk33]

Too bad I can't boycott ESPN any more. I got rid of cable last December and I don't miss it a bit.

I'm 15 miles from DC in a valley and on a good day I can get over 80 channels of free crap from my TV antenna. Netflix and Hulu fill in the Gaps.

[Vermont Lt]

I did not realize that had THAT many on air faces.

But then again, I only watch basketball on ESPN. And only Celtics Basketball, so my exposure is minimal.

I DID know a lot of contractors for ESPN. At one time their gigs were pretty decent. And they were frequent.

[otness_e]

In case anyone is still in doubt, even one of ESPN’s anchors admitted the ratings decrease and layoffs was largely because of it pushing politics:

http://www.dailywire.com/news/15835/espn-anchor-admits-network-failing-because-hank-berrien?utm_source=dwemail&utm_medium=email&utm_content=042817-news&utm_campaign=position1