Sports Illustrated Eventually Holds "Transition Meetings," Lays Off Half Its Staff

After setting then canceling “transition meetings” today amid reports of substantial layoffs, Sports Illustrated management rescheduled the two meetings and finally went through with them just before the end of the day. This was despite a last-minute public plea from employees to nix a deal with TheMaven, a seedy platform that would replace a number of SI staffers with contract work.

NPR’s David Folkenflik reported that management announced that half the staff was being laid off. TheMaven’s Ross Levinsohn and James Heckman were in the building to meet with the remaining staffers, but not to face those losing their jobs.

A running list of the layoffs is below and will be updated as we learn more. If you have any more information, drop a line here or to a specific person here.

MLB Writer Jon Tayler

Staff Writer Joan Niesen

Digital Editor Mark McClusky

WNBA Producer Kellen Becoats

Staff Writer Tim Rohan

Staff Writer Dan Greene

Producer Tiffany Oshinsky

Writer Charlotte Carroll

Senior Writer Andrew Sharp

NBA Producer/Reporter Jake Fischer

“Uni Watch” Writer Paul Lukas

Digital Designer Jorge Ruiz

NBA Editor DeAntae Prince

Digital Artist Bryce Wood

Executive Editor Mark Mravic

Web Writer Scooby Axson

Wire Producer Khadrice Rollins

NFL Analyst Andy Benoit

Video Programmer and Producer David Sanchirico

Video producer Mary Agnant

Staff Writer Jacob Feldman

Reporter Ben Baskin

Golf Reporter Daniel Rapaport

Sports Illustrated Films Senior Producer Lee Feiner

Showrunner John DePetro