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According to reports, the longtime ESPN host would be open to a new gig at FS1 after that network canceled Speak, Breakfast Ball, and The Facility, and is line for a reshuffling of programs.
The list of on-air names reportedly let go at FS1 includes Joy Taylor and LeSean McCoy after news broke on Monday of the network canceling three of its shows: Speak , Breakfast Ball and The Facility. That list apparently included Emmanuel Acho, the former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker. The source? Acho himself.
A source confirmed The Athletic's report that the show will be canceled along with "Speak" and "The Facility." But the source also said that Parkins is expected to remain with the network. Fox Sports declined to comment.
Joy Taylor, Craig Carton, Keyshawn Johnson, and Paul Pierce were all stars on FS1 shows that have been canceled.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Emmanuel Acho Issues Frank Parting Message After FS1 Show Gets Canceled. Fox Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho didn't wait long before sharing his reaction to news that his network is cancelling three shows—one of which Acho co-hosts—this week.
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Marcellus Wiley also claimed that had Taylor and Acho been co-hosting Speak as they were in the past, they might not have been sacked. But with each having their own show, the network had no choice but to make the move. He touted its flailing success in comparison to Colin Cowherd's First Things First, which could have been a contributing factor.
CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Pennzoil 250, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Ind. FS2 — Indy NXT Series: The Grand Prix of Monterey - Race 1, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif. FOX — NHRA: Qualifying, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.
The Athletic's Andrew Marchand reported Monday that FS1 is cancelling shows Breakfast Ball, The Facility and Speak. Several notable personalities from those shows, including Joy Taylor, Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, Paul Pierce and Michael Irvin, are out at the network.
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