Karl Ravech, Cam Newton Among Those Let Go at ESPN
The cuts follow ESPN’s integration of NFL assets and affect on-air talent across baseball, football and SportsCenter coverage, according to reports.
- On Tuesday, ESPN confirmed the layoff of Karl Ravech, a Needham native and prominent broadcaster who spent more than three decades covering baseball for the network.
- Chairman Jimmy Pitaro attributed the cuts to restructuring following ESPN's acquisition of NFL Network assets, which granted the NFL a 10 percent stake in the Connecticut-headquartered network.
- NFL analyst Ryan Clark was informed of his layoff during an "NFL Live" broadcast, while reporter Tom Pelissero, injury analyst Stephania Bell, and studio anchor David Lloyd also departed.
- Ravech, who called the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies game Monday, began at ESPN in 1993 as a "SportsCenter" anchor before hosting "Baseball Tonight" and "Sunday Night Baseball."
- These departures represent the latest wave of 2026 staff reductions at the Worldwide Leader as the network continues integrating NFL assets and managing organizational restructuring.
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