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Wonderful podcast. youve been tracking this story. this is something thats been going on for months but very much coming to a head with this new york times story recently coming out. what do you think what youre seeing at this moment? >> yeah. the problem here is not that rachel nickels was trying to defend her turf. that happens all the time in television. the problem is that in defending her turf she thinks maria taylor got that job because shes black, not because she earned it and not because...

Working, very good at her job, but it would be hard to convince me that she hasnt benefitted somewhat from those associations. for her to make that claim that taylor didnt earn her position is ironic. >> i think that default to in her comment is something that is lost. ive talked with so many people about this, a lot of people, white people, dont key in on that assumption that is made, oh, that its because maria taylor is a person of color that shes being given this assignment. but you know, you...

On espn.on >> how deeply, deeply sorry i am for disappointing those i hurt, particularly maria taylor. >> reporter: former espn colleague jemele hill.rt >> where you dont see a lot of black women in the role that maria is in, she hears that 100 times a day. so to the hear that from another woman colleague would be harmful and hurtful for her. >> reporter: reaction has been swift, not only targeting nichols but also espn. >> yall tried to give maria a job and it wasnt genuine and looked what happ...