Wednesday 6 July 2022 10:54 PM Ex-ESPN anchor Cari Champion says execs made it clear 'she did not matter' as ... trends now
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Ex-ESPN host Cari Champion has said executives made it clear 'she did not matter' as a black woman during her three-year stint at the network.
The 47-year-old moderated the show First Take with Skip Bayless and Stephan A. Smith between 2012 to 2105 on the sports channel.
The broadcaster shared her experience revealing details about her departure from the sports network during Monday's episode: I Am Athlete.
Champion suspected the network wanted to hire a 'blonde' woman not a brown-skinned black girl, but once she got the job she was elated.
But she blasted the allegedly toxic management style she experienced during a time when a black woman hosting a weekly daytime show was rare.
She said the network was just like, 'Just be happy that you're here. Ask questions. Don't talk.'
