Overview
- ESPN announced on June 22 that Cohn will depart when her contract ends on June 30, 2026, and the network described the split as mutual.
- Cohn said she considered leaving last year after ESPN shut down the Los Angeles-based SportsCenter and accepted a one-year extension to weigh her options.
- She made final on-air appearances this week, including multiple SportsCenter editions and coverage of the NHL draft with longtime colleagues.
- Cohn intends to expand her independent sports work, grow her YouTube channel @LindaCohnSports, and roll out new projects she described as offering more freedom and fun.
- Her exit caps a trailblazing career that began in radio in the 1980s, included becoming the first full-time national radio sports anchor in 1987, more than 5,500 SportsCenter shows, and a 2017 Hall of Fame induction.