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  • ESPN President: ‘Our Fans Do Not Want Us to Cover Politics’

    05/21/2019 7:53:40 AM PDT · by Hojczyk · 60 replies
    0,2019Natiuonal Review ^ | Ma 2 | Jim Geraghty
    Does it seem you hear a little bit less about political controversies in the sports world than you did a year or two ago? Do you find yourself grumbling at your television, “I just want to enjoy watching the game” less frequently? Today’s Los Angeles Times profiles ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro, who took over running the network in March 2018. Deep in the article: Pitaro has also satisfied ESPN’s more traditional fans by steering commentators away from political discussions on-air and on social media, which heightened during President Trump’s criticism of NFL player protests against social injustice during the playing...