ESPN's Jemele Hill leaving anchor post to join 'The Undefeated'
ESPNs Jemele Hill will step down from her SportsCenter 6 p.m. anchor role and join the companys sports, pop culture and race website, The Undefeated, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Friday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been announced publicly. . The person told USA TODAY Sports that it was Hills decision, and that she will work for other ESPN platforms, highlighted by The Undefeated.
Hill had been co-host of the SC6 hour for close to a year, starting last February in the lead role alongside fellow anchor Michael Smith.
Hill was suspended for two weeks in September for violating ESPNs social media policy — when she called President Donald Trump a white supremacist in a tweet.
In response to Hills comments about Trump, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders called for Hill to be fired. ESPN released a statement at the time that said Hills comments do not represent the position of the company. .
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