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<blockquote data-quote="Pharm Frog" data-source="post: 2527761" data-attributes="member: 34435"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>John Skipper resigns as ESPN president, George Bodenheimer takes over as acting chairman</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><a href="http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/21804776/john-skipper-resigns-espn-president" target="_blank">http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/21804776/john-skipper-resigns-espn-president</a></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">John Skipper resigned as president of ESPN and co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks on Monday.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">George Bodenheimer, ESPN's president from 1998 to 2011 and its executive chairman until May 2014, will take over as the acting chairman of the company for the next 90 days to help Disney chairman and chief executive officer Bob Iger find Skipper's replacement.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Hmmmmmm (musing is my own)</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p>"Today I have resigned from my duties as President of ESPN," Skipper said in a statement. "I have had a wonderful career at the Walt Disney Company and am grateful for the many opportunities and friendships. I owe a debt to many, but most profoundly Michael Lynton, George Bodenheimer and Bob Iger.</p><p></p><p><strong>"I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction. I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pharm Frog, post: 2527761, member: 34435"] [SIZE=6][B]John Skipper resigns as ESPN president, George Bodenheimer takes over as acting chairman[/B] [/SIZE] [B][SIZE=4][URL]http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/21804776/john-skipper-resigns-espn-president[/URL][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4] John Skipper resigned as president of ESPN and co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks on Monday. George Bodenheimer, ESPN's president from 1998 to 2011 and its executive chairman until May 2014, will take over as the acting chairman of the company for the next 90 days to help Disney chairman and chief executive officer Bob Iger find Skipper's replacement. [I]Hmmmmmm (musing is my own)[/I] [/SIZE] "Today I have resigned from my duties as President of ESPN," Skipper said in a statement. "I have had a wonderful career at the Walt Disney Company and am grateful for the many opportunities and friendships. I owe a debt to many, but most profoundly Michael Lynton, George Bodenheimer and Bob Iger. [B]"I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction. I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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