# ESPN Fired Hosts Minutes Before They Went Live

> Bart Scott got the call walking into Bart & Carlin. Ryan Clark learned it in a commercial.

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Beat: Sports
Published: August 16, 2026
Source title: ESPN Heavily Criticized for Firing Host Moments Before His Radio Show
Source URL: https://www.newsweek.com/espn-heavily-criticized-for-firing-host-moments-before-his-radio-show-12326274
Tags: espn, bart-scott, ryan-clark, disney

## Article

Are you kidding, Bristol? ESPN called Bart Scott minutes before Bart & Carlin and pulled Ryan Clark during a commercial on NFL Live, then wished it could have been in person. That's the costume. Disney owns the clock and the integration, and the show still had minutes left. The mic was already hot. Don't start with in person.

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