Bye, Felicia - ESPN Jemele Hill Finally Gone From ESPN

AsylumGuido · 09-28-2018, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

They axed Linda Cohn just for saying something like "Politics don't belong in sports". I don't think those where her exact words, but that was nevertheless the only point she made when asked about it.

That's not even a differing political veiwpoint, it's just saying "hey, leave your politics out of entertainment". And they STILL fired her, I guess because ESPN takes such pride in being a hack political organization, as much or more as being a sports network, these days, that Linda's comments offended them.

ESPN used to be a giant in the sports world. They just couldn't leave well enough alone. Now they are almost obsolete.

Originally Posted by K Major

Wow, didn't know that.

Linda Cohn just extended her contract with ESPN in July of this year and she's going to be hosting an NHL show called In The Crease.

She was suspended for a brief period for making this statement in an interview in April 2017 ...

“They definitely overpaid for many of these products, whether it’s the NBA or starting up networks like the Pac-12 Network and SEC Network,” she said on WABC’s “Bernie and Sid Show.” “It’s well documented … They [also] did not see that they would lose all these subscribers [to competitors like Netflix.]

But it was more than just that. Politics played a part, as did the network’s move away from strictly covering sports.

I felt that the old school viewers were put in a corner and not appreciated with all these other changes. And they forgot their core. You can never forget your core and be grateful for your core group.”

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	Re: Bye, Felicia - ESPN Jemele Hill Finally Gone From ESPN Originally Posted by burningmetal They axed Linda Cohn just for saying something like "Politics don't belong in sports". I don't think those where her exact words, but that was nevertheless the only point she made when asked about it. That's not even a differing political veiwpoint, it's just saying "hey, leave your politics out of entertainment". And they STILL fired her, I guess because ESPN takes such pride in being a hack political organization, as much or more as being a sports network, these days, that Linda's comments offended them. ESPN used to be a giant in the sports world. They just couldn't leave well enough alone. Now they are almost obsolete. Originally Posted by K Major Wow, didn't know that. Linda Cohn just extended her contract with ESPN in July of this year and she's going to be hosting an NHL show called In The Crease. She was suspended for a brief period for making this statement in an interview in April 2017 ... “They definitely overpaid for many of these products, whether it’s the NBA or starting up networks like the Pac-12 Network and SEC Network,” she said on WABC’s “Bernie and Sid Show.” “It’s well documented … They [also] did not see that they would lose all these subscribers [to competitors like Netflix.] But it was more than just that. Politics played a part, as did the network’s move away from strictly covering sports. I felt that the old school viewers were put in a corner and not appreciated with all these other changes. And they forgot their core. You can never forget your core and be grateful for your core group.”