Fuck ESPN On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 3:34 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzag3F28koXxXXHuvPMVanmpcaAr6ir%3D0F2pD6nezO_4A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- 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/CAKGtkYJahqyY-efQDa1t%3D4nwmXVbJvP_tDrrRTCUaPMzRnyc4Q%40mail.gmail.com.
