ESPN’s on-air and online talent could see a big hit in the network’s forthcoming layoffs. (David Kohl/AP)ESPN is set to begin its latest round of layoffs, with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch reporting via Facebook that employees could be informed starting Wednesday. Some of them could be “significant on-air names,” he says. — Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) April 24, 2017The layoffs could have a significant impact on ESPN’s online reporters. “ESPN seems to be bleeding money because of cord-cutting, so my salary was unattractive to them,” Rubin told the -30-.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2017 16:30 UTC