ESPN will lay off more than 100 employees after Thanksgiving, according to a Sports Illustrated report Thursday, affecting talent all over the company, from front-facing TV personalities to technology staffers.
A particular target of this round of layoffs will be “SportsCenter,” once a tentpole hit that has become increasingly irrelevant and increasingly less frequent. On-air talent will be laid off from the program, SI reported.
The triple-digit number represents an escalation from the first report that outlined ESPN’s coming troubles, as Sporting News reported Oct. 28 that 40 to 60 members of the Worldwide Leader workforce would be laid off.
As traditional TV becomes less a staple of the household and with ESPN tied up in exorbitant contracts to air live sports events, the network has seen declining gains, and multiple rounds of layoffs.
The previous chapter came in late April, when ESPN dumped about 100 workers, forward-facing talent included. Now, it’s deja vu.
“Queasy” was how one anchor termed what ESPN employees are feeling, according to SI.
In April, ESPN reportedly did not like to use the word “downsizing,” but rather the cringeworthy euphemism “right-sizing,” saying the network was seeking optimal efficiency. It seems that happy medium is still elusive.
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They refused to hire and Christian-oriented sports people, even when
they are only calling sports and not their beliefs on the air. What
goes around comes around. Karma! 
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