Katie Nolan criticizes ESPN's treatment of Karl Ravech after layoffs
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 10, 2026, 6:00 PM
Last updated Aug 10, 2026
Katie Nolan has spoken out regarding ESPN's handling of Karl Ravech's recent layoff after 33 years at the network. Nolan argues that ESPN is exploiting Ravech's loyalty by allowing him to continue working after being let go, as he is scheduled to cover multiple summer events, including the Little League World Series. Despite Ravech's dismissal, he was back in the booth calling games shortly after. Nolan urges Ravech to share his thoughts publicly, expressing that the network should have treated him better given his long tenure.
- •Karl Ravech was laid off by ESPN after over three decades.
- •Nolan questions ESPN's approach to Ravech's continued assignments.
- •Ravech is set to work several summer events, despite his layoff.
- •Nolan encourages Ravech to express his feelings about the layoff publicly.
- •The criticism reflects broader concerns about employee treatment in media.
- 6:00 PMYahoo Sports — Katie Nolan: Karl Ravech’s loyalty to ESPN is ‘being exploited’
"Katie Nolan didn’t get two weeks’ notice when FS1 canceled Crowd Goes Wild in 2014. As she would come to find out, networks saw little upside in handing a newly terminated employee a live microphone and a captive audience to settle scores on the way out the door. That’s why, even with the sheer callousness…
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