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Dan Le Batard Calls ESPN Exit a “Huge Favor”

Le Batard said ESPN firing him in 2021 turned out to be “a huge favor,” pushing him to build Meadowlark Media with John Skipper. “I never would have imagined what happened next,” he said, crediting the move for creating “a safe space” for his work. Backed by partnerships like DraftKings, his network has since grown into a major independent media platform.