ESPN's REYNOLDS Is A Wrap

(From Newsday -- By Neil Best)

HAROLD REYNOLDS, one of ESPN's most visible analysts and a long-time panelist on BASEBALL TONIGHT, has left the network in the wake of one or more incidents of sexual harassment.

An ESPN spokeswoman yesterday confirmed Reynolds' departure but repeatedly declined to provide a reason for it.

Three people who work at ESPN and were familiar with the case said the cause was a pattern of sexual harassment, apparently culminating in a recent incident involving one of the network's young production assistants.

Reynolds, a major leaguer for 12 seasons before joining ESPN in 1996, did not appear on BASEBALL TONIGHT Monday after having worked the Sunday show, during which he and fellow analyst STEVE PHILLIPS suggested the Yankees trade
ALEX RODRIGUEZ.

Sexual harassment charges are nothing new at ESPN, which operates out of a sprawling "campus" in relatively isolated Bristol, Connecticut, and employs many production assistants in their early 20s.
[Finally, some pub about us being isolated.]

The network has an extensive program of education and sensitivity regarding gender issues and an elaborate system for pursuing claims of sexual harassment.

ESPN's Reynolds Is A Wrap