ESPN president John Skipper resigns, citing substance-abuse issues

ESPN announced the resignation of company president John Skipper, who had been with the network from 1997 and held the position since 2012.
The sports network, which laid off over 250 staffers this year according to The New York Times, named former president and executive chairman George Bodenheimer as interim chair as ESPN and Disney (its parent company) seek Skippers' successor.
Skipper joined ESPN as the senior vice president and general manager of ESPN: the Magazine in 1997. Regard