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Norby Williamson Exits ESPN After Nearly Four Decades
Norby Williamson, the ESPN veteran who supervised much of the Disney network's studio and live programming, is leaving abruptly after nearly 4 decades
Norby Williamson, the ESPN veteran who has managed everything from NFL coverage to “SportsCenter,” is leaving the Disney sports-media giant abruptly just weeks after being called out on camera in a surprise and unprecedented outburst by daytime host Pat McAfee. The McAfee contretemps is not at the root of Williamson’s departure, according to a person familiar with the matter, but rather disagreements between the executive and the longer-term strategy being devised by Burke Magnus, who was handed oversight of content and news production in March of last year. MSNBC recently allowed many of its best-known hosts, including Joy Reid, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace, to vehemently disagree with an NBC News decision to hire Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chairperson, as a political analyst.
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