Kenny Mayne, a longtime anchor and reporter on ESPN who was also a wisecracking presence at the network’s annual upfront presentation, is exiting after a 27-year run.“I am leaving ESPN,” he tweeted, in a laconic style suited to his on-air demeanor. “Salary cap casualty.”Among the people he thanked in the tweet was current anchor Scott Van Pelt. “I will miss the people,” Mayne wrote. “I will miss the people.
I will miss the vending machine set up over by the old Van Pelt joint. We had everything.”Reaction poured in on Twitter. Former ESPN host Mike Golic spoke for many when he tweeted, “We are getting to the point of being able to start a new network with former ESPN employees that were show the door.”In addition to being a personality
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