Suzy Kolber, a Miami grad who started her career in South Florida, among ESPN layoffs

In 1993, Suzy Kolber was a weekday features reporter at WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach. The University of Miami grad had been there two years when she was hired by ESPN and moved from South Florida to Bristol, Connecticut.

She had been there ever since until June 30, when she was one of almost 20 on-air personalities laid off by the network.

Kolber was one of the mainstays at ESPN, serving as one of the network's leading NFL hosts. She was a central part of Monday Night Football coverage since it came to ESPN in 2006.

The ESPN layoffs, which extended throughout the summer, also includes lead NBA in-game analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, NFL Draft expert Todd McShay, NBA studio analyst Jalen Rose, SportsCenter host Ashley Brewer and several of Kolber's NFL analysts, including former MVP Steve Young and Keyshawn Johnson, who won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Disney had reportedly told ESPN that it needed to cut payroll of on-air talent. The layoffs came in the wake of ESPN hiring Pat McAfee, a former NFL punter and host of the popular podcast "The Pat McAfee Show," to a five-year, $85 million contract.

Who got laid off at ESPN?

Here's a look at who has been let go by ESPN since June:

Mark Jackson

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Jackson played for 17 seasons in the NBA and coached the Golden State Warriors from 2011-14 during Steph Curry and Klay Thompson's early years. Before and after that coaching stint, Jackson was an in-game analyst for ESPN and the YES Network. He and Jeff Van Gundy worked alongside play-by-play commentator Mike Breen to form ESPN's top NBA announcing team.

Jackson had two years remaining on his ESPN contract before he was let go July 31. Reports indicate Doris Burke and former Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers will replace Jackson and Van Gundy.

Suzy Kolber

Kolber graduated from the University of Miami in 1986 and spent a lot of the early part of her professional broadcasting career in South Florida. She won a local Sports Emmy in 1988 as producer of the sportscast at WTVJ-TV in Miami.

She joined WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach in 1991 and worked there as a features reporter until 1993, when she left for ESPN.

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Jeff Van Gundy

Van Gundy was a head coach from 1996 to 2006 with the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets. After his coaching career, he jumped into broadcasting, joining ESPN as an in-game analyst in 2007 and eventually becoming part of the network's lead broadcast team with Mike Breen and Mark Jackson.

Jalen Rose

Part of the "Fab Five" at the University of Michigan, Rose played 13 seasons in the NBA, most prominently with the Indiana Pacers as part of the team that made the 2000 NBA Finals. He joined ESPN upon his retirement in 2007 as an NBA analyst and was part of the network's gameday studio coverage since 2012.

While news of Friday's layoffs began coming out, Rose was supposed to appear on the morning show "Get Up." Host Brian Custer said Rose wasn't able to join the show because of "audio issues."

Ashley Brewer

Brewer was hired by ESPN in 2020 to host "The Replay" on streaming service Quibi. She became a host of ESPN's cornerstone show SportsCenter.

David Pollack

A former linebacker at the University of Georgia, Pollack joined ESPN in 2009 after his NFL career was cut short by a neck injury. He became part of ESPN's popular College GameDay team and was featured on the network's college football coverage.

Todd McShay

McShay joined ESPN in 2006 and, along with Mel Kiper Jr., became one of the network's NFL Draft gurus. His mock drafts gave him prominence at the network, and he had been part of ESPN's live NFL Draft coverage since 2009.

Jason Fitz

Fitz joined ESPN in 2016 and became a major voice on ESPN's digital and social shows and at ESPN Radio.

Keyshawn Johnson

Johnson was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft after starring at Southern California. After an 11-year pro career, which included a Super Bowl win in 2003 with the Bucs, he joined ESPN in 2007 as an NFL analyst. Most recently, he was host of an ESPN Radio show with Max Kellerman, who also was laid off Friday. Johnson is rumored to be a possible replacement for Shannon Sharpe at Fox's "Undisputed" alongside Skip Bayless.

Max Kellerman

Kellerman has had multiple tenures with ESPN, featuring on its boxing coverage and serving as the original host of debate show "Around the Horn." He has had multiple TV shows and ESPN Radio shows featured around him, most recently "Keyshawn, JWill and Max."

Steve Young

Young was a two-time NFL MVP and quarterbacked the 1995 Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers before joining ESPN's NFL team in 2001. He has been a fixture on Monday Night Football alongside Kolber since 2006.

LaPhonso Ellis

Ellis was picked No. 5 overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1992 NBA Draft. He retired in 2003 and joined ESPN in 2009 as a college basketball analyst. He became part of the basketball version of College GameDay in 2019.

Joon Lee

Lee was a reporter at Bleacher Report, The Washington Post and the Boston Herald before joining ESPN as a baseball writer. He hosted ESPN's pregame streaming show BBTN Live and also contributed to the network's COVID pandemic coverage of the Korean baseball league, KBO.

Matt Hasselbeck

Hasselbeck quarterbacked the Seattle Seahawks to their first Super Bowl appearance in 2006. After retiring from the NFL in 2016, he joined ESPN as an NFL analyst and has been part of the Sunday NFL Countdown pregame show.

Jordan Cornette

Cornette joined ESPN in 2018 as a college basketball analyst and helped launch the ACC Network in 2019. In addition to covering college basketball games, he also anchored ACC Network's main studio football show, "ACC Huddle," and hosted "GameDay" on ESPN Radio with his wife, Shae Peppler Cornette.

Neil Everett

Everett came to ESPN in 2000 and became one of the more popular hosts of SportsCenter. He and Stan Verrett had hosted the late-night SportsCenter from Los Angeles since 2009. Everett's last show was June 23.

Chris Chelios

Chelios won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings. He joined ESPN's NHL coverage when the network attained the rights in 2021. His departure had been known for weeks.

Rob Ninkovich

Part of two of the New England Patriots teams that won Super Bowls with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, Ninkovich joined ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2019.

Nick Friedell

Friedell joined ESPN as a Chicago Bulls reporter in 2009 before moving to cover the Golden State Warriors in 2018. He was a regular contributor on NBA Today and The Hoop Collective podcast, and he was also on set on "Get Up" on Friday morning when Jalen Rose was unable to join.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Who did ESPN fire? Layoffs list includes Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy