John Skipper resigns as ESPN president over 'substance addiction' issue

John Skipper joined ESPN in 1997 and served as the network’s president since 2012.John Skipper has resigned as ESPN president and co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks, citing a “substance addiction” issue.George Bodenheimer, who was president of ESPN from 1998 through 2011 and the network’s executive chairman until 2014, will take over in the interim as acting chairman while Disney finds a replacement.