Linda Cohn and Neil Everett

Episode 644 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Linda Cohn announced her retirement from ESPN after 34 years last month and you can now find her at "Linda Cohn Sports" on YouTube where she is building that channel. She is joined by Neil Everett, who worked at ESPN for 23 years as well as television studio host on Portland Trail Blazers games from 2021 until 2026. In this podcast, Cohn and Everett talk about working together at ESPN; Linda's ESPN departure after 34 years and starting her own YouTube channel; the ESPN layoffs; meeting famous musicians as a result of their jobs; why they were disgusted with how things were handled with some of their former colleagues who were laid off; Everett learning of his own dismissal from the Blazers from an online column at Forbes; surviving previous ESPN layoffs over the years; why leaks happen out of Bristol more than other media places; Cohn always trying to keep hockey at the forefront at ESPN; advice for young people who want to be in front of the camera, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.