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William John Simmons III (born September 25, 1969) is an American sports writer, sports analyst, author, and podcaster who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website The Ringer. Simmons first gained attention with his website as "The Boston Sports Guy" and was recruited by ESPN in 2001, where he eventually operated the website Grantland and worked until 2015. At ESPN, he wrote for ESPN.com, hosted his own podcast on ESPN.com titled The B.S. Report, and was an analyst for two years on NBA Countdown.
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Bill Simmons Addresses Backlash Over Lack of Diversity at The Ringer

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Bill Simmons on Friday addressed on his podcast the backlash over the lack of diversity at The Ringer which was highlighted in a recent New York Times storythat detailed newsroom concern.

The sports personality made clear he felt the digital media company he founded in 2016 which sold to Spotify this year had not done “well enough” with staffing diversity. “I wish it had been a bigger priority for us to really make a bigger commitment to diversity than we did,” Simmons said at the top of the podcast. “I think, in the moment, we’re looking at stuff, you pursue certain people, it doesn’t work out.

You feel like you’re trying. And I think the moment that the country is having, in general, these last four weeks, is if you feel like you’re.

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