Rachel Nichols Out at ESPN One Month After Diversity Scandal
Rachel Nichols, the ESPN reporter caught in leaked audio blasting the network for giving her gig to a black reporter, is reportedly out.
Rachel Nichols, the ESPN reporter caught in leaked audio blasting the network for giving her gig to a black reporter, is reportedly out.
After the game six victory for the Bucks, Tuesday evening, Maria Taylor, host of NBA Countdown and ESPN, announced they had not reached an agreement on a contract extension, ultimately making Tuesday night’s game her last assignment with the network.
Kimberley Martin, a black ESPN reporter, slammed NPR on Wednesday after the news organization used a picture of her in place of former ESPN host Maria Taylor.
ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro recently sent a long memo to employees describing the network’s coming diversity efforts.
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has blasted ESPN for their “silence and apparent inaction” in response to the controversy surrounding the leaked audio of white reporter Rachel Nichols saying that black reporter Maria Taylor only got her job for “diversity reasons.”
Outkick’s Clay Travis says that ESPN reporter Maria Taylor, who is black, purposely leaked audio of white reporter Rachel Nichols saying she only got her job for “diversity reasons.”
ESPN has removed reporter Rachel Nichols from its coverage of the NBA Finals Tuesday after a recording of her phone conversation criticizing the network’s diversity polices broke over the weekend.
ESPN commentator Rachel Nichols addressed the controversy over her remarks about the network’s diversity policies reported over the weekend.
A video chat recorded by white ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols has caused hard feelings among many of the network’s black staffers.
Monday on ESPN’s “Get Up,” reporter Maria Taylor defended Serena Williams’ meltdown at the U.S. Open after tennis umpire Carlos Ramos accused her of illegally receiving coaching. According to Taylor, Williams snapped because of “everything that she has dealt with her