When Jimmy Pitaro took over as ESPN president in 2018, he informed staffers and reporters during a press conference that the network would no longer openly discuss politics.
“[ESPN] is not a political organization,” said Pitaro. “We are a sports media company.”
Pitaro kept good on his word until about 2020, following the death of George Floyd and the lead into the election.
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