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Mike Soltys
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@espnmikes

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Mike Soltys ‏@espnmikes 8 Jan 2013

Rob Parker’s contract expired at year end. Evaluating our needs and his work, including his recent RGIII comments, we decided not to renew.

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    1. James L Walker, Jr. ‏@jameslwalkeresq 9 Jan 2013

      @espnmikes and I don't condone what @RobParkerESPN said, but it's not termination worthy. Will we fire @brentmusberger? #Let's Look Deeper

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    3. Chad Rice ‏@chad_rice 10 Jan 2013

      @jameslwalkeresq I agree that espn made this show n needs 2 be respnble 4 what comes, but he wasn't fired, just not renewed. Big difference

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    4. James L Walker, Jr. ‏@jameslwalkeresq 10 Jan 2013

      @chad_rice I hear ya but talk has it he was about to get his own show and I think you have to look at the full body of work

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  1. James L Walker, Jr. ‏@jameslwalkeresq 9 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes (cont.)ESPN creates barbar-shop type of given-&-take; & then run 4 political correctness when @RobParkerESPN said what some think

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  2. James L Walker, Jr. ‏@jameslwalkeresq 9 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes don't think you wanna publish the contractual status of an employee on Twitter, with all due respect. Arguably the network (cont)

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    1. DJ Akademiks ‏@IamAkademiks 8 Jan 2013

      The White Man has spoken.RT @espnmikes Rob Parker’s contract expired at year end. Evaluating his work, we decided not to renew.

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    1. Jeff ‏@jeff1317 8 Jan 2013

      @espnmikes what about the producers/other staff who decided to reair the comments?

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  3. Cowboy Hank ‏@medic9269 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes I find the fact that you actually needed to evaluate circumstances before firing Parker a little disturbing.

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  4. Travis David ‏@tdavid_21 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes is anyone really surprised??

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  5. Tim Spears ‏@TSpears 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes What about the producers that allowed and reaired the RGIII comments? #CornballFiring

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  6. David Marks ‏@davidmarksnyc 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes You were entirely right to let him go. There's no place for for this kind of dialogue.

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  7. Lefty Ruggiero ‏@PushaReg 8 Jan 2013

    “@LamboAaron “@espnmikes Rob Parker’s contract expired at year end. Evaluating our needs and his ... http://tmi.me/FHiAB 

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  8. Clark Griswold ‏@BroSchembechler 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes great choice. Rob Parker was awful

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  9. Kenneth Brown ‏@TherealKenBrown 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes Parker deserved another chance. blame that abomination of a show for what he said.

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  10. Chazz Griffith ‏@CGriffith107 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes good.

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  11.  ☯ ‏@teala 8 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes can I have his job

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  12. media4models ‏@media4models 7 Feb 2013

    @espnmikes If you were black you would have 'understood' his comments.

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  13. Ron Santini ‏@ras527 10 Jan 2013

    @espnmikes You guys at ESPN are such hyporcrites. You publicly vilify folks without facts and then make amends with Musburger apology!

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