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[FONT="][/FONT][h=1]Jemele Hill is leaving ‘SportsCenter’[/h][FONT="]By Jaclyn Hendricks
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January 26, 2018 | 9:55am
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[FONT="][/FONT]Jemele Hill will depart “SportsCenter” to join ESPN’s The Undefeated, Sports Illustrated reported Friday morning.
Under the ESPN umbrella, The Undefeated focuses on the intertwining of sports, culture and race. And while Hill’s departure date remains unclear, its alleged she requested the move.
Hill, 42, was named the evening anchor on “SC6” this past February, along with former “His & Hers” podcast co-host, Michael Smith. The show was an attempt to broaden ESPN’s audience and get away from the traditional highlight show.
She found herself in the middle of a Twitter war with Donald Trump in September after calling the president a “white supremacist.” She was chastised by ESPN for that comment then suspended for two weeks the following month for a second violation of the Worldwide Leader’s social media policy after a series of tweets where she suggested that Cowboys fans who were upset with Jerry Jones’ stance on the national anthem protests should boycott the team’s sponsors if they really wanted their voices to be heard.
ESPN has yet to release a statement confirming Hill’s job change.
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[FONT="][/FONT]Jemele Hill will depart “SportsCenter” to join ESPN’s The Undefeated, Sports Illustrated reported Friday morning.
Under the ESPN umbrella, The Undefeated focuses on the intertwining of sports, culture and race. And while Hill’s departure date remains unclear, its alleged she requested the move.
Hill, 42, was named the evening anchor on “SC6” this past February, along with former “His & Hers” podcast co-host, Michael Smith. The show was an attempt to broaden ESPN’s audience and get away from the traditional highlight show.
She found herself in the middle of a Twitter war with Donald Trump in September after calling the president a “white supremacist.” She was chastised by ESPN for that comment then suspended for two weeks the following month for a second violation of the Worldwide Leader’s social media policy after a series of tweets where she suggested that Cowboys fans who were upset with Jerry Jones’ stance on the national anthem protests should boycott the team’s sponsors if they really wanted their voices to be heard.
ESPN has yet to release a statement confirming Hill’s job change.