Mike Greenberg being axed from ESPN role as network make sweeping changes to shows following cost cuts
Greenberg has been a radio legend for two-plus decades
ESPN has stunningly dropped Mike Greenberg from one of his roles with the network.
The move comes as the Disney-owned outlet has noticeably cut costs over the last two years.
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ESPN host Mike Greenberg seen before Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference FinalsCredit: Getty
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ESPN has reportedly cut the 57-year-old Greenberg’s radio show
Front Office Sports’ Mike McCarthy reported that Greenberg won’t be a fixture on ESPN Radio.
The report revealed that #Greeny, which airs from 10 am to noon Eastern, will be replaced by Clinton & Friends, which is hosted by Around the Horn veteran Clinton Yates.
The move will take place on February 10, the day after Super Bowl 59.
The host of ESPN’s weekday morning program Get Up, Greenberg has been given new TV gigs in recent years.
He is the host of Sunday NFL Countdown and leads the network’s coverage of the NFL Draft.
Greenberg will still have a presence in the audio world, as he’ll continue to be the host of the ESPN podcast First Draft alongside Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr.
Yates, who joined ESPN in 2016, will bring on regular guests to talk about the lead stories of the day on his show.
He won’t have too much pressure filling in for Greenberg, who was known for being away and not hosting his own radio show.
Most notably, from June 1 to August 31, 2023, Greenberg hosted #Greeny just five times out of a possible 66 shows, per ESPN’s radio archives, cited by Awful Announcing.
Greenberg had been a star on the ESPN Radio lineup since 2020.
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He enjoyed a long successful run on the Mike & Mike morning show alongside co-host Mike Golic from 2000 to 2017, but the program had a breakup.
Greenberg being axed comes after plenty of cost-cutting changes made by ESPN in recent years.
ESPN Radio laid off Keyshawn Johnson, Max Kellerman, and Jason Fitz in 2023.
During that same year, the network cut broadcasters Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson, analysts Jalen Rose and Steve Young, and longtime host Suzy Kolber, among numerous other personalities.
In 2024, ESPN released analysts Robert Griffin III, Zach Lowe, and Sunday NFL Countdown host Sam Ponder, among others.
The Athletic reported that Lowe’s departure in September was “part of the network’s fiscal year planning.”
The moves came after ESPN’s expensive 11-year rights extension with the NBA.
The deal is worth $77 billion and will begin in the 2025-26 NBA campaign.
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ESPN star Clinton Yates participates in a panel discussion during the “After Jackie” screening in 2022
