SI Lays Off Entire Staff...

[MdWIldcat55]

Boy, I hope Pat Forde lands on his feet in time to trash Kentucky in March.

But, really, a sad day. Man, when I was a kid Sports Illustrated arriving in the mail made it a special day. I read it cover to cover for years. And the peak Swim Suit issues of the late 1970s through the early 1990s...Great stuff.

Sports Illustrated’s Entire Staff Told Their Jobs Have Been Eliminated After Authentic Brands Revokes License To Publish; Union Vows To “Fight For Every One Of Our Colleagues”

Authentic Brands Group revoked Sports Illustrated's license to publish, causing the elimination of the print and online publication's whole staff.

deadline.com

 

[Deli owl]

Lost me with their trashy cover about UK

 

[FFWhite]

Newspapers and magazines are old technology. SI was a day late. Internet is out within the hour. 24 hour sports channels release videos a week before you can get pictures from a magazine.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Good riddance!!!

 

[know1]

Well I feel sorry for the employees, but I won't notice that SI is gone....if this actually means it's gone.

 

[sefleming]

I looked forward to the weekly copy of The Sporting News.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Didn’t even know they were still in business?

 

[CatEye2010]

Wait, but they're still doing the swimsuit issue, aren't they??

 

[Jamal Mercer]

When Martha Stewart is on the cover of the swimsuit issue, you know it’s time to close up shop.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Good riddance. That website and company was garbage.

 

[BlueBomb]

I take no joy in seeing people lose their jobs. Sad day.

 

[thedahc]

Sports Illustrated is the Blockbuster Video of sports media. Did not adapt.

 

[Smashcat]

Thank goodness. Karma. UNC grad Curry Kirkpatrick wrote that cover story and never spoke up when UNCheat was exposed.

.

 

[luv2hit63]

Maybe the CJ will be next.

 

[Boyd94]

Wait, but they're still doing the swimsuit issue, aren't they??

Yes but transgender models only.

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

 

[Creed Bratton]

 

[MegaBlue05]

End of an era, but that pub has been trending downward quickly for sometime. My dad subscribed in the 80s and 90s and I used to look forward to it coming in the mail on Thursdays.

I never celebrate anyone losing their livelihoods. That’s scary stuff and could affect the innocent like kids and spouses.

 

[dlh331]

Boy, I hope Pat Forde lands on his feet in time to trash Kentucky in March.

But, really, a sad day. Man, when I was a kid Sports Illustrated arriving in the mail made it a special day. I read it cover to cover for years. And the peak Swim Suit issues of the late 1970s through the early 1990s...Great stuff.

Sports Illustrated’s Entire Staff Told Their Jobs Have Been Eliminated After Authentic Brands Revokes License To Publish; Union Vows To “Fight For Every One Of Our Colleagues”

Authentic Brands Group revoked Sports Illustrated's license to publish, causing the elimination of the print and online publication's whole staff.

deadline.com

I have 34 SI covers with UK prominently displayed. Had each of them laminated. Looks terrific on my Wildcat Den wall.

 

[Kybluedude]

I have 34 SI covers with UK prominently displayed. Had each of them laminated. Looks terrific on my Wildcat Den wall.

Take a picture and post it!

 

[jeffky]

 

[dlh331]

Take a picture and post it!

I have a picture in my phone, but don't know how to post it. Any advice?

 

[nssdigitalchumps]

Good riddance!!!

People lost their jobs. That sucks.

 

[nssdigitalchumps]

Thank goodness. Karma. UNC grad Curry Kirkpatrick wrote that cover story and never spoke up when UNCheat was exposed.

.

Did you take that from a family dentist office?

 

[Bluegrass79]

Some Illustrated magazines still do just fine.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated still going strong. Better than ever actually. Looks almost identical to the 1979 version honestly. Amazing thing really that they sell more print subscriptions than ever nowadays because of the Internets help. Editor's words

 

[rick64]

Hate it for the folks out of a job. But haven’t read a SI in YEARS.

 

[bbncal02]

Boy if you collected these you might have a mint on your hand soon.

It is a sad day for those losing their jobs though. Sadly I’m sure this rat the top wil be just fin while everyone else flounders.

 

[UKortho]

Lost me with their trashy cover about UK

Kentucky Shame or something like that? Any journalism that is primarily delivered by the mail is over. Except maybe the WSJ and a couple more.

 

[treyforuk]

When Martha Stewart is on the cover of the swimsuit issue, you know it’s time to close up shop.

Or a dude is wearing a swim suit.

 

[treyforuk]

Some Illustrated magazines still do just fine.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated still going strong. Better than ever actually. Looks almost identical to the 1979 version honestly. Amazing thing really that they sell more print subscriptions than ever nowadays because of the Internets help. Editor's words

That's a lot of gays and hill billies.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Did they fire the AI writers as well?

Asking or a friend.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

People lost their jobs. That sucks.

Not in this case. Kentucky's Shame North Carolina's Silence.

 

[drew_ukfan]

It hasn’t been relevant in 15 years. If needed, AI can write the same articles for cheap. It’s weird but journalism is mostly dead, it’s just about being the first to break on twitter now, even if it’s wrong

 

[Cawood86]

ESPN is the one that needs to go. Non stop blabbering blowhards and woke warriors.

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

 

[Mike-McD]

 

[STL_Cat]

I have these all displayed in my office. The leatherbound collector’s issues are some of my favorite Kentucky basketball collector’s items, they’re still like new.

I was a longtime subscriber of SI magazine up until about 2007 until I finally shut them down, internet and digital took over for me. But I have to say, there’s nothing digital that can replace this kind of stuff. I still have 4 of the more iconic Tiger Woods SI cover magazines, including his first after winning a major. They’re major collector’s pieces for me. I know they’re obsolete now, but my nostalgia makes this tough to swallow. SI was a big part of my sports life since I was a teen.

 

[wildcat_bigd]

So they laid off their website employees too? So the whole franchise is gone. If so, whatever

 

[FirewithFire]

Wait, but they're still doing the swimsuit issue, aren't they??

I hope not. Have you seen what they did to that once glorious publication?

Kate does not approve.

 

[FtWorthCat]

This site and sites like The Athletic have taken the place of SI.