{
  "id": 17998784,
  "title": "ESPN Hires The Athletic Editorial Director Sergio Gonzalez",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/espn-hires-the-athletic-editorial-director-sergio-gonzalez",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:15:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/espn-hires-ex-athletic-editorial-director-sergio-gonzalez/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ESPN has acquired Sergio Gonzalez from The Athletic to take on the role of Vice President of digital editorial, according to Front Office Sports. In his new position, Gonzalez will oversee editorial operations, including newsbreakers and reporters, across ESPN.com and social platforms. He will report directly to Mike Foss, ESPN’s Executive Vice President of studio and entertainment. Gonzalez's hiring marks the company's largest single newsroom addition since the elimination of Roxanna Scott's role as SVP, editor-in-chief in August. Gonzalez joined The Athletic in 2018 as senior managing editor of NBA content and was later promoted to one of the outlet's three editorial director positions in 2023. He is set to begin his new role at ESPN in the coming month. Adi Joseph, a former CBS Sports digital executive, also joined ESPN recently, replacing VP of news David Kraft, who retired after 30 years. Gonzalez expressed excitement about the new challenge, stating he will have a more directly integrated role in television platforms and work with those who break much of the sports news.",
  "summary": "The move comes three months after ESPN eliminated Roxanna Scott’s editor-in-chief role.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}