Company · Media · founded 1979
ESPN
American basic cable sports network, originally the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, and flagship property of ESPN, LLC.
Of the 1 person here linked to ESPN, 0 are founders and 0 are still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
1 person at ESPN
Employee Past
Role
Recurring panelist, First Take, 2023–2025
Source
· high confidence. Joined in September 2023. The Wikipedia page reports that ESPN cut ties with him in July 2025.
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Shannon Sharpe
NFL Hall of Fame tight end; broadcaster, "Undisputed" and "First Take"; host, "Club Shay Shay"
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