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Molly Qerim abruptly leaves ESPN

Don CT

Don CT

So lost in the Kimmel fallout was this news.
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ESPN executive reveals why Molly Qerim's exit was so abrupt

Speaking with The Athletic, ESPN president of content Burke Magnus revealed the reason why Molly Qerim left the network so abruptly.
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Molly Qerim hosted Monday’s episode of First Take.

Less than 24 hours later, she was no longer an ESPN employee.


Even as it has since emerged that the now-former First Take host had been engaged in contract negotiations with the Worldwide Leader, the expedited nature of her ESPN exit remained surprising nonetheless. During his eponymous SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday, Stephen A. Smith revealed that Qerim had abruptly resigned from the company, indicating that the departure was made on less than pleasant terms.

Speaking to The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch in a yet-to-be-released podcast episode, ESPN president of content Burke Magnus publicly addressed Qerim’s exit for the first time. And when it comes to the reason why she left the network before her contract expired at the end of this year, the ESPN executive pointed to the initial report from Sports Business Journal‘s Austin Karp, which first revealed the UConn alum’s impending departure.
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