ESPN Loses Some Of Its Biggest Names

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July 23, 2015

Ryan Phelan rehearses on the set of ESPN's SportsCenter at ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Conn., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. (Bob Child/AP)

There's a bit of a talent drain occurring at ESPN. The network is either losing or letting go three of its biggest names.

Bill Simmons is leaving for HBO, Colin Cowherd is moving Fox Sports 1 and Keith Olberman, who made his name on ESPN's SportsCenter, is leaving the network for the second time. His current gig at ESPN is ending just two years after he was lured back from MSNBC.

What do the changes say about the way viewers and radio listeners are consuming sports? Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca discusses this with host Meghna Chakrabarti.

Guest

Mike Pesca, Here & Now sports analyst and host of Slate’s daily podcast The Gist. He tweets @pescami.

This segment aired on July 23, 2015.