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Former SportsCenter anchor Linda Cohn criticized ESPN's handling of its latest layoffs as 'buffoonery,' calling out the lack of dignity in how staff—especially Ryan Clark, Karl Ravech and David Lloyd—were informed and treated during the cuts.
Former ESPN anchor Linda Cohn blasted the network’s latest layoffs as 'buffoonery,' criticizing how ESPN handled the cuts—especially that Ryan Clark learned of his firing during a commercial break—while noting the ripple effects and arguing that while big salaries and rights deals drive spending, the company should avoid clumsy communications in workforce reductions.
Linda Cohn, ESPN’s longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor, will retire on June 30 after more than 30 years with ESPN. She’ll make her final appearances on June 26 in the 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET editions. A trailblazer who joined ESPN in 1992 and hosted the 5,000th SportsCenter in 2016, she has anchored hundreds of editions in the past decade and contributed across hockey coverage and iconic This Is SportsCenter moments, as ESPN commends her impact and she looks toward new opportunities.