ESPN Is Firing Again

ESPN started it’s next round of bloodletting today with it’s biggest firing yet: researcher and sports trivia buff Howie Schwab. Schwab was a 26-year veteran at the Bristol campus, and was so popular he was given a trivia show, “Stump The Schwab.” Deadspin also reports Highlight Express was cancelled, and that in-the-field cameramen have been eliminated: producers will have to carry their own cameras. ESPN already fired around 400 employees a month ago. They are expected to open their new $125M SportsCenter studio next year.

Read more at Awful Announcing and Deadspin.

Schwab Responded on His Facebook Page:

After 26 years at ESPN, I am extremely disappointed to say farewell. I have been proud of my association and my work during my tenure. I was a loyal employee, displayed respect for others, worked with numerous charities, represented the company well. I always did everything asked of me and more. What did I get in return today … word that I should get lost. The only thing that mattered was my salary, which in my view was the lone reason I lost my job.