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Score is doomed

Post subject: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:37 pm

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"ESPN, the sports cable network run also by Disney, plans to also cut 200 jobs from its workforce of about 5,700 worldwide, an ESPN executive told Reuters. "

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SHARK

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:43 pm

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I can't say I'm surprised. Companies everywhere are laying people off left & right, and there's a disturbing new report from the U.S. Department of Labor where every state in the union has lost jobs. The news that "the Worldwide Leader" is trimming its workforce follows what has happened at CBS, NBC, ABC/Citadel Broadcasting, ClearChannel and other broadcast companies on both TV & radio across America, in addition to companies like Starbucks, Home Depot & many, many others. This recession is going to get worse before it gets better.

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Krazy Ivan

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:57 pm

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Adios, ESPN Deportes...

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SHARK

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:01 pm

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Krazy Ivan wrote:

Adios, ESPN Deportes...

Si, Si, Senor!

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Spanish Manish

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:33 pm

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Oh, no me gusta!
¡Oh hombre, esto realmente apesta. Estoy en problemas!

a translate mean:
Oh, I do not like!
Oh man, this really sucks. I am in trouble!

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Krazy Ivan

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:34 pm

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Spanish Manish wrote:

:cry:

Oh, no me gusta!
¡Oh hombre, esto realmente apesta. Estoy en problemas!

a translate mean:
Oh, I do not like!
Oh man, this really sucks. I am in trouble!

Hi, Hoffy...

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Spanish Manish

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:35 pm

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Krazy Ivan wrote:

Spanish Manish wrote:

:cry:

Oh, no me gusta!
¡Oh hombre, esto realmente apesta. Estoy en problemas!

a translate mean:
Oh, I do not like!
Oh man, this really sucks. I am in trouble!

Hi, Hoffy...

Uh...no

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Score is doomed

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:25 pm

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ESPN just announced a correction to the first memo, they are only going to layoff 199 people- they have already fired Mac.

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SHARK

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:32 pm

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AF3 wrote:

Kind of sickens me that a bunch of production staff will get laid off to pay for the salary of that insight-less asshole Rick Reilly.

This seems weird, but believe it or not, Rick Reilly actually traded places with Dan Patrick. When D.P. left ESPN over a year ago, he in turn started writing Reilly's old column in Sports Illustrated when he's not hosting the tape delayed radio show late nights on 670 "The SCORE" locally. Reilly's column relocated in ESPN The Magazine, at the very back just like in SI, where Patrick's old column used to be. True story...

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Colonel Angus

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:12 pm

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Score is doomed wrote:

ESPN just announced a correction to the first memo, they are only going to layoff 199 people- they have already fired Mac.

Beat me to it... :lol:

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Beef Rockmore

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:59 pm

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Score is doomed wrote:

ESPN just announced a correction to the first memo, they are only going to layoff 199 people- they have already fired Mac.

FIRED is too harsh a word. They elected not to pick up his option year.

They'll pay too - book it.

Actually, they'll pay in the local radio market - which to ESPN corporate is like a pimple on Chris Berman's ass.

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Score is doomed

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:57 pm

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He was fired. Not picking up his option was a polite term. No big deal, he was a pain in the ass emloyee whose ratings were falling and he's out. He got lazy, hell read his dumbass column and you can see he's still lazy. I sure his Book of Lists will be a big seller to the Mac ALS, but not too many more buyers will flock to it.

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Killer V

Post subject: Re: ESPN to cut 200 jobs

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:08 pm