Elle Duncan makes pointed comments about ESPN in emotional farewell
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 27: A detailed image of the ESPN logo on a television camera prior to the start of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field on April 27, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
In her final SportsCenter appearance before leaving for Netflix, ESPN personality Elle Duncan made some pointed comments about the network in an emotional farewell. “Before I leave this desk, there is something I want to say: I see the headlines about ESPN - some are earned, some I believe are not,” Duncan said. “And anyone in this chair knows that criticism is just a part of the job and you take it. But the faces of this place are not the soul of this place.” "I see the headlines. Some are earned. Some, I believe are not. ... But the faces of this place are not the soul of this place." Elle Duncan with some very pointed words about the Worldwide Leader as she gets set to leave for Netflix next year 🧐Duncan, who is expected to be Netflix’s new face for multi-sport programming, potentially starting with their Christmas Day NFL games, then went in detail to thank her ESPN colleagues who work behind the scenes. “The soul is the thousands of people who work here - no spotlight and still all the scrutiny,” she said.She defended the network against critiques of bias.“Just maybe the same one that most of you have there at home: to put food on the table, maybe send your kids to college, do some work that matters, build a life.”“ESPN is not some nameless monolith, it runs on individuals: directors who keep you in frame, producers who steer the ship, editors who save your butt... and the staffers who turn a three-ring circus into a symphony,” Duncan said.She fought back tears as she concluded: “To you my colleagues and peers, I want to say this directly: thank you so much. “You made this last decade a gift... this is a little girl’s dream fully realized and I am so humbled and grateful.”Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers hoops at all levels -- NBA, College and Recruiting. For NJ.com, he has written about how projected No. 1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg wasn’t born a basketball...
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