ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus has dished out the deets on Molly Qerim‘s sudden departure from the network.
If you’ve been following ESPN closely, you know that Molly Qerim has been a staple in the sports world for a while now. But recently, she unexpectedly left ESPN, leaving fans wondering what went down.
ESPN president of content Burke Magnus has since spoken to The Athletic, suggesting that Molly would have been taken off ‘First Take’ anyhow, but the network had other roles in mind for her.
“He said that ESPN and Qerim were negotiating about roles beyond ‘First Take.” He made clear that ESPN wanted her to stay at the company, even as Qerim was going to be coming off the show by the end of the year,” the report reads.
Magnus’s account of Qerim’s exit will be detailed in a lengthy interview, which is soon to be published. However, Stephen A. Smith has already dropped a hint, having also gone viral this week for his response to ABC cutting Jimmy Kimmel.
Meanwhile, the network’s president of content was unable to shed any light on who might come in as a replacement for Molly.
“I don’t know if it’ll be someone in-house or not,” he said. “We’re not locked into anything in particular. The one thing that was unexpected was the timing of all this.”
So there you have it – the latest scoop on Molly Qerim’s unexpected departure straight from the ESPN President of Content himself. Let’s see what the future holds for First Take show!
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