We've received your submission.After Simmons expressed regret for participating in an admittedly tone-deaf conversation with Ryen Russillo regarding the nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, the founder and CEO of The Ringer faced backlash from his own employees, criticizing the company’s diversity and hiring process.“If you’ve heard someone say The Ringer is a super diverse place, sadly that person does not know what he’s talking about.
You have tried for a very long time to make sure your hiring is as diverse as possible.
After Simmons expressed regret for participating in an admittedly tone-deaf conversation with Ryen Russillo regarding the … Look, I’m 50 years old. He currently hosts "The Bill Simmons Podcast", and founded TheRinger.com and Ringer Podcast Network in 2016. After many successful years at ESPN as a writer, tv host, and creator (of Grantland & 30 for 30), he signed a lucrative deal to partner with HBO.
We have a long way to go, and I hope we get there,” Gonzalez wrote.“I wish I’d have had an expert with us that we could’ve bounced some questions off of and tried to learn from, instead of treating the moment like we did. I still barely know what I’m doing and I’m still gonna make mistakes. I’m still not gonna throw a no-hitter every step of the way. “Look at the jobs and opportunities that you’ve given a diverse group, which I know you’re always looking to do.“In 2019, 86% of speakers on The Ringer Podcast Network were white.
We have zero black editors. I apologize for that. “I think I just misread the moment on Sunday night, you know, was trying to do a ‘shoot the s–t,’ take your mind off things kind of podcast like we would always do on Sunday and the moment was bigger than that.Thanks for contacting us. The spirits of The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Amanda Dobbins come back to Earth to rewatch the 1990 romantic thriller Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi … These are facts. The only thing I can do is learn from a mistake and try to get better at it.”Bill Simmons may have even more to apologize about.Responding to Russillo’s praise of Simmons for promoting diversity, staff writer John Gonzalez supported the statement put out by the Ringer Union.Russillo has yet to comment about the episode, including his praise of Simmons. Bill Simmons FilmMagic The Hollywood trade publication Variety removed a story about sports media personality Bill Simmons’ purchase of a $16 million house because of security concerns. — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 21, 2017 This is a good time to look back on other Twitter beefs Simmons has had over the years, in order of most recent to least: 1. Bill Simmons is a sports writer, television personality, and podcaster. Bill Simmons may have even more to apologize about. We have zero black writers assigned full time to the NBA or NFL beats. Amy Sussman/Getty // Pictured: Malcolm Gladwell (left) and Bill Simmons (right) at 2010 New Yorker Festival Now, with the entire media industry …
Our union is currently bargaining for practices to improve our diversity and inclusion.”Simmons acknowledged the issue with the lack of diversity during a previous podcast with Russillo by inviting civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson to join his show.“I’ve been thinking long and hard about my podcast in general and this platform, and what I want to do with it over the next few weeks and months,” Simmons said at the start of Wednesday’s podcast. And you’ve done these things.”Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?“Look at you, Bill, look at the people you’ve hired, look at the company that you’ve started,” Russillo said.