by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
ESPN anchor Sage Steele is suing the network after claiming it curtailed her right to free speech over remarks she made last year. Steele attracted criticism after remarks she made on a podcast hosted by former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler last September. During her...
by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Maria Taylor has had a wild couple of years. “You can’t make up the story lines that end up leading to my very first Super Bowl,” she says now, in her first full interview since the controversy that led her to leave her longtime perch at ESPN for NBC Sports. The...
by admin | Sep 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh said Tuesday he’s not a fan of female sports broadcasters or analysts. When that led to serious backlash, he doubled down in tweets Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. “Yes, I said that I don’t like female analysts and reporters in...
by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In a July 6 tweet, Hernandez revealed she had “a bone bruise, fluid, a cyst and torn meniscus” as a result of the bad dismount. That’s a lot more than a hyperextension. While she received lots of support and well-wishes for her recovery, Hernandez...
by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the N.B.A. playoffs started in May, the stars of ESPN’s marquee basketball show, “NBA Countdown,” discussed whether they would refuse to appear on it. They were objecting to a production edict from executives that they believed was issued to benefit a sideline...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It takes most broadcasters years to rise through the ranks to become a game analyst at a network. But a 10-year-old girl from New York has already done it, CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reported Friday. “A lot of adults ask, ‘Oh, what do you want to be when you grow...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“ ‘Sup, Pepper?” WNBA superstar Sue Bird asked the only 10-year-old on a press call. That 10-year-old was reporter Pepper Persley, who has quickly made a name for herself as a fixture in the women’s basketball press corps. Bird and Diana Taurasi have been some of the...
by admin | Mar 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Morgan Pressel is joining NBC Sports as an analyst and on-course reporter. In a press release Tuesday, Pressel will begin providing insights this week at the LPGA’s Drive On Championship, with future tournaments like the U.S. Women’s Open, Amundi Evian...
by admin | Mar 5, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Cornwell, a former anchor and reporter for the NBC-owned Golf Channel, wanted to talk, desperately, about her seven years working there. In 2020, she filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging discrimination and retaliation before...
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