ESPN won’t release the names of on-air talent losing their high-profile jobs, according to SN’s Michael McCarthy.
The network wants those people to be able to break the news to family, friends and colleagues in their own time and their own way.
SportsCenter Anchor John Buccigross tweeted this Wednesday morning in response to a report that he was not being let go:
MORE: Why ESPN is cutting so much talent
Here’s a running list of the most recognizable names we know have been let go by ESPN.
List of ESPN layoffs in May
NFL insider John Clayton
NFL analyst Jerome Bettis
SportsCenter Anchor Sara Walsh
NFL analyst Adam Caplan
NFL analyst Andrew Brandt
NBA reporter Chad Ford
NFL reporter Britt McHenry
College basketball writer Andy Katz
SportsCenter anchor Jay Crawford
NFL reporter Ed Werder
NBA reporter Marc Stein
College football insider Brett McMurphy
NFL analyst Trent Dilfer
MLB writer Jayson Stark
SportsCenter anchor Chris Hassel
Big Ten reporter Brian Bennett
SportsCenter anchor Jaymee Sire
NFL analyst Ashley Fox
NFL contributor Jarrett Bell
ESPN correspondent Reese Waters
NHL columnist Scott Burnside
Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky
College basketball reporter Dana O’Neil
SportsCenter anchor Jade McCarthy
Auto racing and college football commentator Jerry Punch
Big Ten football writer Austin Ward
Premier Boxing Champions host Marysol Castro
College basketball analyst Len Elmore
Sports betting writer Dave Tuley
College basketball writer Eamonn Brennan
College football recruiting reporter Jeremy Crabtree
Radio host Robin Lundberg
Enterprise reporter Tom Farrey
Columnist Melissa Isaacson
NHL columnist Pierre LeBrun
Pelicans reporter Justin Verrier
Hockey writer Joe McDonald
Rockets reporter Calvin Watkins
Dodgers reporter Doug Padilla
College sports reporter Chantel Jennings
ESPNU anchor Brendan Fitzgerald
Soccer writer Mike Goodman
SEC recruiting analyst Derek Tyson
Big Ten football reporter Jesse Temple
MLB analyst Jim Bowden
ESPN Dallas columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor
College football analyst Danny Kanell
SportsCenter anchor Darren Haynes
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