{"id":107754,"date":"2020-11-08T22:33:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T19:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/espn-no-2-exec-connor-schell-leaving-in-wake-of-huge-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2020-11-08T22:33:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T19:33:56","slug":"espn-no-2-exec-connor-schell-leaving-in-wake-of-huge-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/espn-no-2-exec-connor-schell-leaving-in-wake-of-huge-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"#ESPN No. 2 exec Connor Schell leaving in wake of huge layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#ESPN No. 2 exec Connor Schell leaving in wake of huge layoffs<\/strong>”
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\n In the wake of ESPN\u2019s layoffs, Connor Schell, the No. 2 in charge, is leaving his position at the network at the end of the year, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n

Schell is exiting on his own accord as he is going to start his own non-fiction production company, according to sources. This is Schell\u2019s passion as he is more of a creator than a manager.<\/p>\n

Discussions between Schell and network president Jimmy Pitaro have been going on for months and are unrelated to the layoffs. It is said to be amicable, with the very real possibility that Schell will produce documentaries for the network in the future.<\/p>\n

At ESPN, Schell oversees all content throughout the entire company and is expected to continue to do so for the next two months. It is not yet clear how ESPN will replace his responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Schell came to prominence at ESPN as one of the people behind its popular \u201c30 for 30\u201d series<\/a>. He was also a producer on the Academy Award winning \u201cOJ: Made in America\u201d and the recently acclaimed \u201cLast Dance\u201d series.<\/p>\n

While there have been hits, Schell had some misses as well, especially on live production. He entered the job with little to no experience in the area.<\/p>\n

The most noticeable error was when Schell was part of a group that teamed Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten and Booger McFarland together on \u201cMonday Night Football,\u201d which had McFarland in a contraption on the sideline during game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

Now, he will return to his strength, which is creating content as opposed to managing people.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, ESPN dropped 10 percent of its workforce by letting go 300 people and announcing it would not fill 200 positions. Many longtime behind-the-scenes folks were dismissed with some announcing the news<\/a> on social media<\/a>.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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