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ESPN layoff impacts go far beyond Bristol
This originally appeared in the Wednesday edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything you need to know about the sports media world. The summer of 2026 was not the first round of layoffs to hit…
Cam Newton insists there’s no bad blood after layoff: ‘You can’t make me hate ESPN’
Cam Newton doesn’t sound like a man nursing a grudge. Hours after ESPN cut ties with him in the same round of layoffs that ended Ryan Clark’s 11-year run at the network, the former Carolina Panthers quarterback framed his brief run at First Take as something closer to an internship than a second career. “Working…
NBC earns best Open Championship audience since 2022
American sports fans looking for an appetizer prior to Sunday’s World Cup final seemed to get one in the 154th Open Championship. NBC’s final-round coverage of the last men’s golf major of the year averaged 4.3 million viewers, up six percent from last year’s victory from Scottie Scheffler at Royal Portrush (4.1 million viewers). Ryan…
Megan Rapinoe launching solo interview podcast with Vox Media
Megan Rapinoe is getting her own show. Vox Media announced that Rapinoe will launch Why Are You Like This?, a weekly interview podcast premiering Aug. 6, featuring conversations with athletes, artists, activists, and what the network is calling “architects of culture.” Rapinoe will dig into what she describes as both the personal and professional sides…
Rebecca Lowe details how helicopter ride nearly derailed entire Fox World Cup broadcast
Those who tuned in for Fox’s four-hour World Cup final pregame show on Sunday witnessed Rebecca Lowe and the rest of the network’s studio crew travel by land, air, and sea to make it from Brooklyn Bridge Park to MetLife Stadium in time for kickoff. What viewers might not have realized is how the intricate…
Telemundo nabs 24M viewers for World Cup final, lifting total U.S. audience to 66M
Sunday’s World Cup final is entering rarefied air from a viewership standpoint. Telemundo announced a record-setting 23.9 million viewers watched the Spanish-language broadcast for Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina during the World Cup final, making the match the most-watched soccer telecast in Spanish-language media history, the network says. Combined with Fox’s 42.5 million viewers for…
MLB media rights deals would automatically extend for extra year if lockout extends too long, per report
MLB owners, players, and fans are all bracing for what is sure to be a heated offseason of labor negotiations. There’s a practical consensus that a lockout will occur as owners try and implement a salary cap that the players have long been united in opposing. The only question is how long this lockout will…
Bruce Buffer responds to Fox announcers talking over his World Cup intro
It’s time to shut up and listen! At least, that’s what many fans across the country were likely thinking on Sunday afternoon as legendary ring announcer Bruce Buffer gave his signature catchphrase before the World Cup final. As some pointed out over the weekend, Fox Sports broadcasters were talking over Buffer’s iconic introduction, which, as…
Dana White reiterates stance on Josh Hokit smear toward Michelle Obama: ‘F*cking gross’
The UFC, by all accounts, pulled off an incredible card at the White House last month — until heavyweight fighter Josh Hokit stole the headlines with a racist smear toward former First Lady Michelle Obama. The incident came after his win over Derrick Lewis on the White House lawn, during an interview with commentator Joe…
Fox nears 40M viewers for World Cup final, smashing U.S. TV record
The first World Cup on U.S. soil since 1994 will also go down in history as the most-watched World Cup ever on U.S. television. Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina averaged 38.94 million viewers on Fox, shattering the record for the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. television history, a record set only a…
Paul Finebaum says ESPN’s monopoly on CFP rights major factor in expansion push
One largely unsaid part of the debate around a potential 24-team College Football Playoff is that any expansion beyond 16 teams would reopen the market for broadcast rights to early-round games, allowing new partners to come in alongside ESPN. This is, in addition to the added sponsorship and ticket revenue from the extra Playoff games,…
Noah Eagle tapped to call Netflix’s Australia game, per report
The NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Australia is expected to have a familiar voice calling it for Netflix. According to Front Office Sports, Noah Eagle will be the play-by-play voice for the streamer’s broadcast of the 49ers-Rams game in Melbourne on Sept. 10, the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia. As FOS’s Ryan Glasspiegel notes,…
Nick Wright calls on ESPN to handle layoffs more ‘humanely’ than they did with Ryan Clark
Ryan Clark being laid off by ESPN was going to be a big story, but the company made the news much bigger because of the way they handled it. Clark was laid off by ESPN after more than a decade at the network this week. During his tenure, the former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back became…
Pat McAfee responds to his show getting blamed for ESPN layoffs: ‘This is terrible’
For critics of Pat McAfee, the news of a sizable round of layoffs across ESPN and Disney this week was a perfect opportunity to hammer the star host. After all, the cuts came just weeks after news surfaced that McAfee was in talks with the Worldwide Leader on a new contract worth as much as…
Tom Pelissero reportedly had one year left on NFL Network, clouding what could come next
Tom Pelissero still had a year left on his NFL Network deal when ESPN let him go on Tuesday. According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, Pelissero had a year remaining on his NFL Network deal. He’ll be paid through the rest of it, but he won’t be back on the air for NFL Network…
Chris Carlin addresses Bart Scott’s departure from ESPN New York
Bart Scott is out at ESPN. Scott was let go as part of the network’s ongoing round of layoffs, ending his run co-hosting Bart & Carlin on ESPN New York, according to Front Office Sports. His radio partner, Chris Carlin, addressed the move on Tuesday’s show, declining to speak on Scott’s behalf and noting he’d…
Chris Carlin addresses Bart Scott’s departure from ESPN New York
Bart Scott is out at ESPN. Scott was let go as part of the network’s ongoing round of layoffs, ending his run co-hosting Bart & Carlin on ESPN New York, according to Front Office Sports. His radio partner, Chris Carlin, addressed the move on Tuesday’s show, declining to speak on Scott’s behalf and noting he’d…
WFAN and other Audacy stations joining SiriusXM
For years, there was speculation about whether Chris “Mad Dog” Russo would ever return to WFAN, but in a surprising turn of events, it’s WFAN that will be joining SiriusXM. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported the news Tuesday morning, sharing that WFAN and 41 other Audacy-owned radio stations will soon be available on SiriusXM. In…
Kyle Brandt reportedly set to join ESPN’s studio shows this football season
Kyle Brandt is about to become a bigger part of ESPN’s daily lineup. According to Front Office Sports, Brandt will begin appearing across several ESPN studio shows once football season gets underway, with an expectation that he becomes a weekly fixture on Get Up in particular. ESPN officially took over NFL Network on April 1,…
Stephen A. Smith ‘hurt’ by ESPN laying off Ryan Clark: ‘The bosses know I’m not happy’
ESPN isn’t laying off Stephen A. Smith, but he has been hurt by the layoffs, losing Ryan Clark from the network and First Take. After Shannon Sharpe and Molly Qerim departed last year, Smith will be forced to navigate more massive changes on First Take for the upcoming NFL season. During the latest round of…
Rich Paul on LeBron James decision: ‘Nobody knows nothing’
If you are waiting for LeBron James to make his free agency decision, you might want to get comfortable. The basketball universe is waiting for James to decide where he will play the final year(s) of his NBA career after leaving the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of the 2025-2026 season. There are several…
Kendrick Perkins makes pitch for LeBron James to join ESPN
The Miami Heat? The Cleveland Cavaliers? The Philadelphia 76ers? The Golden State Warriors? Where will LeBron James land in NBA free agency? Kendrick Perkins has another idea altogether for the unrestricted free agent: ESPN. On Monday’s edition of NBA Today, the ESPN analyst and 2008 NBA champion made his pitch for James to join the…
Ryan Clark issues first comments after ESPN layoff
Ryan Clark was the first casualty from ESPN’s latest round of layoffs this week, and now he’s making his first comments since the news broke. Clark was at ESPN for more than a decade, where he worked his way into being one of the network’s most prominent NFL analysts, featured on Scott Van Pelt’s late-night…
Full list of ESPN’s 2026 summer layoffs
Another round of layoffs hit ESPN on Tuesday as the company said goodbye to both new and old voices alike, marking yet one more stark reminder of the challenges facing modern media. ESPN’s summer layoffs have regrettably become almost an annual tradition in recent years as the company seeks to balance its books through the…
Cam Newton among ESPN layoffs after ‘First Take’ rise
Given his recent addition to the talent roster at ESPN and quick rise through the ranks at First Take, Cam Newton is one of the most surprising names to be let go in the latest round of layoffs at the company. Newton joins a list that includes NFL analyst Ryan Clark, MLB host and play-by-play man…
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