ESPN reasserts policy on political talk after attack By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - ESPN is reminding employees of the network's policy to avoid talking politics after radio show host Dan Le Batard criticized President Donald Trump and the network itself on air. An ESPN employee who requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on personnel matters said Saturday that the reminder went out Friday to all employees, including Le Batard. ESPN is not commenting publicly. It's a reminder of former network anchor Jemele Hill, whose tweets about Trump got her in hot water with her bosses less than two years ago. She has since left ESPN. Le Batard called Trump's comment that Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and three other Democratic congresswomen of color should "go back" to the "places from which they came" deeply offensive and un-American. On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 8:22 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > > David Bruggeman, to PGage, early Sat. (7/20): >> >> While I don't spend much time with Le Batard's radio show, he was on his >> half hour ESPN program today. >> >> Maybe the suits in Bristol need time to figure out what to do? I'd >> figure announcing any suspension on a Friday would help this story fade >> away. >> >> Andrew Marchand of the NY Post said that while the Bunch says its policy > is still in place, Le Batard is not going anywhere. > > > https://nypost.com/2019/07/19/dan-le-batard-rips-espns-no-politics-policy-but-stays-on-the-air/ > (link) > > I'd have to guess only their lawyers know the whole story. > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ec6d9692-61dc-41aa-9b53-46c94971773e%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ec6d9692-61dc-41aa-9b53-46c94971773e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzag3F28koXxXXHuvPMVanmpcaAr6ir%3D0F2pD6nezO_4A%40mail.gmail.com.
