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The Walt Disney Company, Bristol, CT, 06010

ESPN customers are primarily frustrated with announcer quality, citing excessive talking, bias, and failure to focus on game action. Technical issues including wrong channel information, app problems, and poor camera work are widespread. A significant portion of complaints involve politics being injected into sports coverage and inappropriate gender-related commentary.

Common Issues

38% (154)
announcerscommentatorstalking
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political viewspoliticssports not politics
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channel wrongappcoverage
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talking whole timenot calling gamerambling
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women announcersladybimbo

Complaints

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Jerry Knaub

Jul 13, 2018
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ESPN used to broadcast World Series of Poker all the time until the last 2 years. com and now they share the broadcast with them. Poker Go is not the website to be doing this: 1. Their website is not easy to navigate 2.

Their index is not good. 3. i do not know when they are broadcasting World Series of Poker FINAL TABLE or not and when. 4. Due to broadcast restrictions, this video is not available in your region. Please check your local listings for viewing information.

THIS WAS ON THEIR PAGE WHEN I CLICK ON LIVE BROADCAST FOR WSOP. 5. Nothing makes sense on what they are doing. You would think a multi million dollar business would be better than this. I could do better than what they are doing. 6.

the 2 guys they have moderating it are not good.

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Norma Shelton

Jul 12, 2018
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What is going on with your audio? Seems to be a problem as there is no audio at Wimbledon.

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Alexandria Turek

Jul 8, 2018
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Whilst watching the Grand Prix in Austria, imagine my disgust when ESPN suddenly switched to LeBron James and Basketball, never retuning to the F1 race. I pre-record all the races (sometimes Spectrum manages to pick them up and sometimes not). My son has been involved in the manufacturing of F! cars since they were still at Lola Composites, along with Indy cars - and that has to be about 30 years. I couldn't care less about overpaid basketball players.

I've already complained once this season because the commenters had as much excitement in their voices as they would reading Goldilocks and the Bears. I can only hope ESPN does not get the contract for next year and that the rest of the season is recorded as scheduled.

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DON DIZZLE

Jul 7, 2018
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BRING NEIL AND STAN BACK TO DO SPORTS CENTER IN THE MORNING. THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE USED IN THE INTERIM SINCE THEY WERE PUT ON LATE NIGHT HAVE MADE THE QUALITY OF YOUR SHOW STEADILY DECLINE.

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john manderscheid

Jul 6, 2018
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I was trying to watch the world series of poker 2018 last night. the hands were shown in such a small format that it was very difficult to tell what the players had. and of course a person could not read the amount bet nor the percentage of the chance for the winners. in previous years all of this could be seen and understood with no problems. this made for very poor viewing. in the end I had to change channels to watch something else. the picture was great and it showed the players very well. if only I had been able to read the text,

i did notice that several of you other shows had gone with this small text but i cannot give you any names.

thank you

john manderscheid jcmander@yahoo.com

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Allan Kartun

Jun 28, 2018
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Your baseball coverage - particularly tonight’s Cubs/Dodgers game - relies more on stories by your commentators rather than coverage of the game. When you brought in your anchor Neil for additional color - inane conversation ensued rather than talking about the game. Your on air folks would do well to listen to games broadcast by Vin Scully or Bob Costas - pros who know how to convey the excitement inherent in the game

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Sandy Caseltine

Jun 28, 2018
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We look forward to watching Dodger games wheneve they are televised. But your announcers spend more time talking about everything except what's happening on the field. We can deal with that by just turning down the volumn but when the camera is on the announcers so much of the time while the game is on we don't get to see the game or hear what's happening. They just seem to really enjoy talking about themselves...what's their favorite beach, what time the got to the stadium when they were playing, a book one of them is/has written. Just keep the camera on the field and we'll be very happy.

Thanks.

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Tammy Roberson

Jun 28, 2018
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The commentators for CWS need to realize there are 2 teams on the field!! All you hear is Oregon this and Oregon that. If they are fans then go to the stands and get people who will call the game as is!!!!

It has been this way all the way through!!!!! At this level there is no room for mess like this!!!

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Fredia Gosser

Jun 27, 2018
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ESPN announcers are suppose to announce, not tell stories from fifty years ago, tell jokes, and carry on. Please shut up and announce what Is going on on the field. I love watching baseball, especially the Cubs, and the last two games I have watched in LA, I couldn't believe the amount of talk that was not about the game.

Try to get the announcers to quit talking so much and stay focused on the game.

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dennis hartman

Jun 27, 2018
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Why does ESPN advertise for Cubs @ LA game and instead have college would series game o This is only one example, but this happens all the time and is extremely embarrising and for loyal fans ,they don't get their show.

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Jerry Cockrum

Jun 27, 2018
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I believe the people of Oregon deserve fair and impartial commentating for a change. We have never recieved before. It is embarrasing for you, because we are tired of you disrespecting our state. It is organized group of people that listen to the radio.

Your constant attack on Luke is a effort by your business to hurt and take away his furture. You don't lnow what happened amy more than me. Many people have agreed to plea guilty even though they were in innocent.

Your move to hire A-Rod shows you really don't care about right or wrong. Money, Money, Money. That is what your all about. Your morality is way below anything may have done. If he decides to take legal action against you, I will be a contributor.

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Jon palculict

Jun 18, 2018
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Your MLB announcers spend so much time talking up one player per game and so little time calling the game I have to turn it down. Possibly the most annoying announcers I have ever heard. Spent 5 full innings talking about pitcher Flaherty tonight I thought he was the only guy on the field.

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Andria Dunham

Jun 3, 2018
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Very disappointed that you played a phone sexy advertisement during a NCAA tournament game! Our family was watching our beloved OSU Beavers play and it was very inappropriate for my young children to see! Good grief they don’t even serve alcohol at these games because they are family friendly but you can play commercials like that!

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Scott Holshouser

Jun 1, 2018
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ESPN needs to show more ACC teams in the first day of the College Baseball World Series on the East Coast. I as an ACC fan do not care about Texas A&M, San Diego state, Indiana, etc.

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Gerald Denley

May 27, 2018
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I can not believe you are bring back one of the most biased liberals in America today, Keith Oberlmann. You do not know your audience very well. I would say most sports fans are more in the conservative side. I will change the channel if he is on.

You will lose some of your audience due to picking Oberlmann to come back to ESPN. The person or people who made this call is it a very smart business person. How Stupid can I be!!!

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Mark Butters

May 18, 2018
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The defamatory political diatribe by Max Kellerman on whether the Eagles should attend a White House celebration was beyond anything having to do with sports. If an ESPN broadcaster had made such statements regarding President Obama, he/she would have been removed from the company.

Not only was the diatribe completely biased and without factual merit, it was also distasteful. I will no longer listen to First Take as long as he is allowed these outbursts. I enjoy Stephen A Smith and will continue to listen to his show at a different time.

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Mike

May 14, 2018
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Re. F1 coverage. Please bias the audio in favor of the announcers rather than the racing noise.

Also more discussion of racing tactics would be informative during the race. I miss the previous analysis from the Fox announcers.

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Ron Fontes

May 11, 2018
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I do not understand why you would compare LeBron James to Michael Jordan. When all of your shows and correspondents make these comparisons it she that ESPN has no sense of history. Michael Jordon one 6 NBA championships with one team. LeBron has to go to another team - Miami to win. There is not comparison. How about Bill Russell that won 11?????? Kobe won 5. It is not that I love Michael Jordan. However, LeBron James should not be in the same discussion unless he get a few more rings which he never with Boston and Warriors in the way. You will see a decline once a team puts a body on him and starts to defend him like Indiana and Toronto did not.

Thank you,

Ron Fontes

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Wes Box

May 1, 2018
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Thanks a lot for giving us a choice of Beadle or Stephen A in the morning. ESPN has been a part of my morning routine for many many years. Beadle is so unlikable the show should be called "Turn Off" and well Stephen A is Stephen A.

No complaints with Greenberg or Jalen. My assumption is the ratings for Get Up are very low and hopefully a shake up of talent or reprogramming is very imminent. Until then you ve lost a long time morning ESPN supporter.

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Dennis Blankenship

Apr 19, 2018
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Steven A Smith. Loud,egotistical,annoying and an insult to your fine programming.

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danny busseni

Apr 16, 2018
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I will really look forward to watching college gamely and getting fair treatment per

College Gameday analyst Lee Corso said wearing the Florida mascot head is his least favorite to wear on Gameday and that is not all, Lee Corso said he hates the Florida Gators as well.

“I hate the Florida Gators anyhow, being a Florida State man,” Lee Corso told AL.com’s Mark Heim in a recent interview. “I hate to put the Florida Gator head on. The Florida Gator head is long and funny looking. It scrapes my nose. Every time I put that thing on I get scraped and blood comes down my face.”

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Karen Mata

Mar 30, 2018
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Watching via espn deportes.

They are calling Miami Tennis between "Isner" and "Juan Martin."

More than a bit biased. Of course their race hasn't had much to cheer about over their 500 year or so history, but gmab.

Sincerely, km

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David Perez

Mar 29, 2018
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I am 70 years old a cubs fan live in chicago for 30 years now I live in Angola indiana 20 some hours from Miami and you guys block opening game in the areas

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Don Neet

Mar 25, 2018
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Your formula 1 programing is probably the worst i have ever seen. Way to mant commercials. to make the long and short of it ESPN sucks!!!!!!!!

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Jeff Terry

Mar 25, 2018
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Apparently you have forgotten how to broadcast racing. I tune in to watch the f1 race and you have some other crap on. No wonder you lost NASCAR and I hope you lose f1 as soon as they wise up to your incompetence.

Very disappointing and as much as I love racing I will turn your channel off and read about it the following day

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Gary Knight

Mar 11, 2018
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Am I alone in my thinking? Is ESPN causing me such consternation that I see no alternative to find a true SPORTS CHANNEL on the air today other than Fox Sports?

Such ESPN sports personalities as “Stephen A”, Jamele Hill and Stephen Smith caused ESPN to change Into a racist trash can! Doesn’t anyone else notice how Stephen A shows that big smile and refers to Those black athletes as “Brothers” and seems to have a glow all over his face when he uses that word, “Brother”? Doesn’t anyone else notice that those persons of the Caucasian decent are not given the same big smile by this racist so-called, “Personality”?

I, for one, feel quite strongly that ESPN is no longer a “sports network” but is more of a commentary on ethnic and social justice. I am fed up with the social slant to almost…

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Cathy Crewse

Feb 27, 2018
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I am a Duke fan. I did not appreciate the broadcasters for the Duke-Virginia Tech basketball game. As a Duke fan you deal with the haters. But I tune in to watch a basketball game, not to hear a commentator denegrade Duke players and Coach K for the entire game. He crossed the line.

The other commentator tried to get him to stop, but he actually took that as a challenge and he got worse. The commentatng should be neutral. I should not have to listen to his bias. I took offense to his comments.

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Dennis Kyger

Feb 5, 2018
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Miss Hill should quit sports and move on to CNN as she seems so up on this platform. I will not watch this libreal bs on a sports station or ESPN. They need to learn who cares about bashing our President.

Thanks a former ESPN watcher.

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Brentent Burlingame

Jan 30, 2018
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Watching Sports Nation today and you played Taps for a player making about $35,000,000 a year that got traded. That's I really don't know how many worse that is then kneeling for the National Anthem. I guess I should thank you.

I fine most of your program and host this year so bad I am watching less sports. Happy Sad

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Rita Munzenmaier

Jan 20, 2018
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As a notre dame fan I find it incredible that ESPN chose to spend many minutes with the 3 broadcasters yakking among themselves and showing half screen of the game. The announcers did not even tell us what a whistle was for when one blew. DISGUSTING!!!!!

This has happened before but now decided to say something about it.

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Jeff

Jan 20, 2018
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Watching the Iowa vs Purdue game today on 1/20/18. Can’t stand to listen to Dan D. He never shuts up. The other announcer can’t call the play by play because Dan is still talking. He gets on a topic and 10 points later they get back to the game. So annoying.

I listen to the game on the radio.

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John

Jan 20, 2018
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In your (ESPN's) coverage of the Australian Open, we are occasionally presented with split screen coverage of two matches in progress.

Not only does the immediately diminished screen size makes the match I was watching difficult to follow, but the sudden appearance of another match in progress is distracting, and has the effect of ruining the entire viewing experience for either match. Very annoying, and I usually end up "clicking" to some other (TV/cable) channel. If my experience is widely shared, doesn't the fewer the viewers mean the less you can charge for the advertising? Hmmm?

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Harold Ferguson

Jan 13, 2018
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Having to wait over 2 hours in cold and rain to enter Mercedes-Benz stadium is an absolute joke. Nobody can use president Trump as an excuse. The majority of fans had same problem. Some fans didn't get in until game had begun. There were not enough security folks checking fans in. Not enuf readers in place for reading tickets from phones of fans trying to get in. To have only 4 gates and then reducing it to 3 gates because of the president is insane. 77000 fans trying to get thru 3 gates was insane! There were not enuf people working to get us in the stadium. There were thousands of fans pushing thru at gate with all of us lined up correctly and just could not move. We were moving 5 feet for every 15 minutes. There was no security to force people to get in line correctly!

It's a shame…

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Larry Aaron

Jan 5, 2018
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I have had enough, calling the President names has to stop. I only want sports from you people. I will be dropping all ESPN programs.

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Mike Dusoe

Dec 17, 2017
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Been watching the Utah BYU broadcast.

However had these complaints watching Walton on ESPN and PAC 12 broadcasts before. ” I have never heard so much garbage garnish from a broadcast team in my life and I have lived a while. Walton was a great basketball player and has a great basketball mind but nothing is bigger than his mouth and his crazy rambling dialogue about Irrelevant babble.

I have had to turn the sound off three times because of his rants. I don’t care what team he favors I care about the noise he is making basket to basket, change to change, and about people and things he’s learned about in the last week.

” Who gives a rats patootie it tarnishes the ESPN image and makes the whole ESPN experience non-worthwhile. You need to give it serious thought.

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Mike Dusoe

Dec 17, 2017
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Been watching the Utah BYU broadcast.

However had these complaints watching Walton on ESPN and PAC 12 broadcasts before. ” I have never heard so much garbage garnish from a broadcast team in my wife and I have lived a while. Walton was a great basketball player and has a great basketball mine but nothing is bigger than his mouth and his crazy rambling dialogue about Irrelevant babble.

I have had to turn the sound off to her three times because of his rants. I don’t care what team he favors I care about the noise he is making basket to basket, change to change, and about people and things he’s learned about in the last week.

” Who gives a rats patootie it tarnishes the ESPN image and makes the whole ESPN experience non-worthwhile. You need to give it serious thought.

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Chad Alford

Dec 5, 2017
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This network has become a joke during college football season - I stopped watching game day years ago and am sick of watching sec biased coverage on your network. I certainly do not want to continue being charged $8/mo for additional sec network channels when I don't live in the south. Consumers who aren't sec fans should be able to drop ESPN without losing fox and big ten network

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Harold Trigg

Dec 3, 2017
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Now that Nick Saban and SEC conference has bought out the network to support and push its commentators and bowl selection committee to only support SEC and ACC conferences , it is time the two areas of fans Big Ten and Pac twelve stop spending money at sponsors on this network.

I for one will work to get viewers to turn the playoffs. The SEC is afraid to play teams up north in real football weather.

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ald william silva

Dec 3, 2017
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t6he pogram director should be shot.all the big college football games this weekend and your clown in argentinta has rugby on all day Saturday.all of south America does not have a rugby team,but argintina.by the way,i live in Bolivia AND NOT ONE PUBLIC TENNIS COURT. COUNTRY CLUBS ONLY,SO WHY PUMP TENNIS IN HERE.THIS JOKER IS PLAYING TO THE ELITE ONLY,NOT THE MASS.THERE IS A LARGE GROUP OF GRINGOS HERE THAT ARE STARTING TO COMPLAIN TO YOUR SPONSOR...GL.........ME

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ald william silva

Dec 2, 2017
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t6he pogram director should be shot.all the big college football games this weekend and your clown in argentinta has rugby on all day Saturday.all of south America does not have a rugby team,but argintina.by the way,i live in Bolivia AND NOT ONE PUBLIC TENNIS COURT. COUNTRY CLUBS ONLY,SO WHY PUMP TENNIS IN HERE.THIS JOKER IS PLAYING TO THE ELITE ONLY,NOT THE MASS.THERE IS A LARGE GROUP OF GRINGOS HERE THAT ARE STARTING TO COMPLAIN TO YOUR SPONSOR...GL.........ME

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Don Garrett

Nov 24, 2017
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Just watched unc vs Arkansas. It was the poorest announced game I have ever witnessed. Bill Walton and other announcer continuously talked about anything but what was happening on the court. Worst yet was the split screen showing them frequently, reducing the game to half the screen while the two of them jabbered on incessantly about who knows what.

Worst job announcing I have ever heard !!

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Courtney sheppard

Nov 24, 2017
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I watched and listened to the PK80 tournament yesterday and today. Bill Walton has got to be one of the worst announcers I have ever heard. His comments are distracting and do little or nothing to color or illuminate any aspect of the game at hand.

Had I not been interested in in watching Ark play OK and NC I would have changed channels.

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Charles R. Ralls

Nov 22, 2017
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was inapporately dressed. Women at ESPN has worn attire that is not appropriate or professional. It might be "Eye Candy" for many but, in our time of sexual allegations, no one needes any inspiration to commit any type of sexual actions.

One particular day your host wore a short dress and sat at a high desk/glass table, making her attire more attentive. It seems as though, there is competition from your females. Who can wear the shortest, tightes, and most revealing, sexual attire.

I want the sporting news. Not some woman standing, legs wide apart, in a short dress. Save it for the club. And you wonder why men are accused for making sexual overtures to fellow employees. jackets and slacks/skirts/with appropriate length.

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Linda Brown

Nov 19, 2017
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The announcers for the UCLA/USC game was so biased it was disgusting. Josh Rosen this, Josh Rosen that, Josh Rosen Josh Rosen. Really? He’s mediocre at best as is the whole UCLA team. Disgusting play calling. Can’t you find unbiased announcers?

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David Wyatt

Nov 10, 2017
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Please tell the announcers on the coverage of the UNC-Pitt football game that the game is about the players on the field. Not a former player for Pitt, and certainly not about the announcers. I turned the sound off.

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Frank campisi

Oct 31, 2017
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I see you've got Jamel back I guess I'm done with you all as long as she does not control her political views I will not be watching you anymore it's been many years that I've watched you guys it's pretty sad that I have two listen to her views thank you for all your old views new views are not appreciated I hope you last long but I don't think you will you killing yourselvesm

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Donna rankins

Oct 17, 2017
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Monday night football,Octoaber 16,2017 did not show the national anthem......what is wrong with ya'll.Are you ashamed of our county too.Do we have no good men of honor anymore to do what is right .Sorry,but I will not watch e s p n until things change in the right direction.Evil flourish's when good men do nothing.

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Stephanie

Sep 28, 2017
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How DARE you allow a racist on your channel and then just give her a slap on the wrist. I am WHITE and a TRUMP supporter. She should be FIRED . If I said something like that i eould be fired in a heart beat.

You people should be ashamed of yourselves. I'm so sick of this shit. Grow a pair of balls espn

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joan rohrs

Sep 26, 2017
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Your Co. Is a disgrace to our Country! ESPN is a LEFT WING GROUP, who need to take a CIVICS Study, for you don't understand what the 1st Amendment REALLY MEANS. I grew up in Suffield Ct. when life was good and the state Republican.

What a difference now and Ct. has gone down the tubes, no thanks to the garbage coming out of ESPN! I pray daily for our Country and to bring back happier, freer days without listening to Espn! God BLESS AMERICA and ESPN clean up your act, before you go out of business. The Disney Co.

is also a major disappointment and Walt must be rolling over over in his grave!

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Maier Jackson

Sep 25, 2017
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ESPN has very back Customer Service and Feedback. One can't even put a complaint in and I cancelled my Cable due to them. Here is my complaint, they have hired many unprofessional broadcasters that forget it is about the game not them.

I watch the Penn State-Iowa Game, only to see a very Unprofessional ESPN Broadcaster keep interviewing a Child Cancer Victim while Game Plays were going on, why can't she understand the Game Plays are why we are watching?

Howard Cosell used to interview guests too, but do it between plays and ask the Interviewee to wait as the plays are run and then go back to the Interviewer. Even the Cancer Victim wanted to watch the game plays as the ESPN Sideline Hosts kept asking him questions he would look away at the plays.

Why can't ESPN hire true Broadcaster…

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