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Jemele Hill, a vocal Trump critic, is reportedly leaving ESPN
Source: Washington Post
Jemele Hill, a vocal Trump critic, is reportedly leaving ESPN
By Jake Russell, Sports news aide
August 26 at 12:17 PM
After 12 years at ESPN, Jemele Hill’s time with the sports media giant is coming to a close, according to multiple reports.
James Miller, author of “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN,” reported that Hill met with ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro and that her buyout/departure was “amicable.”
The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand added that Hill’s last day at “The Worldwide Leader in Sports” will be Aug. 31.
Hill made news last year when she called President Donald Trump a “white supremacist” in the wake of the deadly rally in Charlottesville. The comment led White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to call the remarks “a fireable offense.”
In October 2017 Hill was suspended for two weeks by ESPN after suggesting fans could boycott Dallas Cowboys advertisers after team owner Jerry Jones threatened to bench his players if they did not stand for the national anthem.
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By Jake Russell, Sports news aide
August 26 at 12:17 PM
After 12 years at ESPN, Jemele Hill’s time with the sports media giant is coming to a close, according to multiple reports.
James Miller, author of “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN,” reported that Hill met with ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro and that her buyout/departure was “amicable.”
The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand added that Hill’s last day at “The Worldwide Leader in Sports” will be Aug. 31.
Hill made news last year when she called President Donald Trump a “white supremacist” in the wake of the deadly rally in Charlottesville. The comment led White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to call the remarks “a fireable offense.”
In October 2017 Hill was suspended for two weeks by ESPN after suggesting fans could boycott Dallas Cowboys advertisers after team owner Jerry Jones threatened to bench his players if they did not stand for the national anthem.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/08/26/jemele-hill-a-vocal-trump-critic-is-reportedly-leaving-espn/
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