Is Rachel Nichols career over?
The next chapter took place Wednesday. The network got rid of Nichols’ show, “The Jump,” and then it got rid of her. Nichols no longer will appear on ESPN and its family of networks. Taylor is gone and Nichols is gone and ESPN doesn’t come off looking good.
What ethnicity is Rachel Nichols?
In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A.
Why was Rachel Nichols taken off?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — ESPN is canceling Rachel Nichols’ show, “The Jump,” and pulling her off NBA programming, almost two months after it was revealed she was caught on audio tape suggesting colleague Maria Taylor’s promotion was diversity-related.
Who is Rachel Nichols father?
Ronald Jacobs
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Who does Rachel Nichols work for?
Rachel Nichols serves as CNN’s sole sports anchor, contributing exclusive reporting, commentary and analysis on the biggest sports stories across the network.
When did Rachel Nichols start working for CNN?
In 2004, she was hired by the “worldwide leader in sports,” becoming a fixture on its NFL and NBA coverage. ln 2013, she jumped ship to CNN to host “Unguarded,” where she interviewed athletes such as Derek Jeter, LeBron James and Floyd Mayweather, whom she pressed on his domestic violence history.
Why did Rachel Nichols get dropped from ESPN?
But then the 47-year-old touched a third rail in a particularly fraught time in our culture: race. Last week, ESPN unceremoniously cancelled her show and dropped her from any NBA coverage, essentially cutting ties with the once-lionized reporter.
Who is Rachel Nichols and what did she say?
Nichols, who is White, has been at the center of a controversy stemming from a Sunday New York Times report on a leaked recording of a private July 2020 conversation she had with Adam Mendelsohn, agent to LeBron James.
What did Rachel Nichols do to Ray Rice?
In 2014, Rachel Nichols was the anointed badass of sports media. After the horrifying video surfaced of Ravens wide receiver Ray Rice brutally punching his then-girlfriend inside an Atlantic City elevator, the NFL was forced to publicly reckon with the league’s domestic violence issue.