The latest on ESPN layoffs: Ed Werder, Jayson Stark, Trent Dilfer among employees let go
ESPN is set to lay off about 100 staffers, Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch reports, including recognizable reporters and analysts.
Veteran NFL reporter Ed Werder is among those being let go, effective immediately, he announced. Werder had been with ESPN for 17 years. Anchor John Buccigross was not laid off, contrary to earlier reports.
On Baseball Tonight, host Karl Ravech revealed that analysts Dallas Braden, Doug Glanville, Jon Sciambi and Raul Ibañez were among the cuts.
While previous rounds of layoffs at ESPN have focused on behind-the-scenes staff, most of the employees let go this time around are expected to be on-camera personalities and ESPN.com writers.
A running list of layoffs is below.
Ed Werder
Trent Dilfer
Jay Crawford
Paul Kuharsky
Scott Burnside
Danny Kanell
Brett McMurphy
Jayson Stark
Pierre LeBrun
Jane McManus
Dana O’Neill
Brendan Fitzgerald
Calvin Watkins
Melissa Isaacson
Joe MacDonald
Mike L. Goodman
Austin Ward
Jesse Temple
Jim Bowden
Eamonn Brennan
Mark Saxon
Jeremy Crabtree
Jean-Jacques Taylor
Johnette Howard
Darren M. Hayes
Derek Tyson
Doug Padilla
Chanel Jennings
Len Elmore
Ashley Fox
Ted Miller
Brian Bennett
Ethan Strauss
David Ching
C.L. Brown
Robin Lundberg
Roger Cossack
Dave Tuley
Jaymee Sire
Justin Verrier
Chris Hassel
Jerry Punch
Dave Lombardi
Tom Farrey
Rufus Peabody
MarysolCastro
Greg Ostendorf
Reese Waters
Jade McCarthy
Jim Caple
Doug McIntyre
Andy Katz
Britt McHenry
“These decisions impact talented people who have done great work for our company,” ESPN president John Skipper wrote in an email to employees Wednesday morning. “I would like to thank all of them for their efforts and their many contributions to ESPN.”
The company is focusing on its personality-driven SportsCenter shows, developing its app and social media presence, it said in a statement Wednesday.
This post will be updated throughout the day.
