ESPN lays off big name anchors, analysts as company restructures

ESPN is making sweeping cuts to the company’s roster of employees this week as the sports media giant rolls out changes to its business that has ended the tenures of some notable names at the network.

Longtime baseball broadcaster Karl Ravech, NFL analyst Ryan Clark and reporter Tom Pelissero were all among those let go by the network this week, with dozens more employees behind the scenes also losing their jobs.

In a memo sent to staff on Tuesday, ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro argued the cuts were necessary as the network looks to integrate its business with NFL Media, which its parent company Disney acquired last year as part of a multi-billion dollar deal.

“Over the past several months, we’ve made significant progress integrating the NFL assets that we acquired into ESPN. Throughout this process, we have taken the time to carefully evaluate our collective teams, resources and organizational structure to best position us for the future. As a result, we had to make some difficult decisions........

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