Longtime ESPN Executive Editor & Head of Event & Studio Production NORBY WILLIAMSON is “out” at the company effective Friday after a tenure that stretched nearly four decades, according to Ryan Glasspiegel of the N.Y. POST. A source said that Williamson and ESPN President of Content BURKE MAGNUS “did not share a vision that aligned with ESPN’s long-term strategy,” and Magnus "made the decision to part ways" with Williamson. A search for Williamson’s replacement “will begin immediately,” and there will be an “interim reporting structure for the team under Williamson.” Williamson’s contract had been slated to run until ESPN and ABC air the Super Bowl in early 2027. Williamson’s career at ESPN began in the mailroom in 1985. ESPN's PAT MCAFEE called out Williamson twice on-air in recent months , but one source insisted that Williamson’s exit “was not at McAfee’s behest.” The source added that the move “would have inevitably happened” ( N.Y. POST, 4/5 ).
Top exec Norby Williamson out at ESPN after nearly 40 years
