Connor Schell, ESPN’s executive vice president of content, is leaving the company at the end of the year, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.
Schell’s departure is not said to be related to the massive job cuts at ESPN last week, the individual continued. Schell is leaving to start his own production company. ESPN declined to comment.
Schell was in charge of all-non sports programming and was instrumental in the network’s documentary content. He is best known for co-creating ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary franchise with Bill Simmons, and was an executive producer on “O.J.: Made in America” and “The Last Dance.”