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Ex-ESPN producer goes public; Capitol mail scare widens

Nicole Noren says ESPN sidelined investigations into sports betting companies as gambling partnerships reshaped the network's priorities; she made herself the story this week.

On air: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on Best of BBN
Published 4:37 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Guardian: “The ESPN producer who quit over gambling – and the stories she says went untold”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 4:37 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.

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The GuardianThe ESPN producer who quit over gambling – and the stories she says went untold

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA former ESPN producer named Nicole Noren is making herself the story this week, and the Guardian reports she quit over the network's gambling partnerships.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistShe says investigations into sports betting companies were sidelined as those partnerships reshaped what the network cared about.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThat's her account, and it's a serious one.

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Ex-ESPN producer goes public; Capitol mail scare widens

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