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Rachel Nichols is thrilled that ESPN isn't all middle-aged white guys anymore

ESPN has been losing or dropping big-name talent such as Skip Bayless, Bill Simmons and Colin Cowherd. But Rachel Nichols prefers to see it as the network's on-air talent lineup becoming more diverse.

Nichols returned to ESPN last year from CNN to create a new daily, NBA-focused afternoon show called "The Jump."

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During an interview with Justin Block of the Huffington Post, she noted there's fewer middle-aged white guys fronting studio shows at the Worldwide Leader. Nichols' comments:

"A lot of the faces changed during the entire time I worked at ESPN.