I wasn’t expecting a Jimmy Pitaro shoutout when l listened to Bill Simmons interview Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on his pod. But that’s what happened when Affleck spoke about Pitaro’s rise through the corporate ranks at the 41-minute mark.
Affleck: “Jimmy Pitaro, we’ve known for years and years and years and years. First of all, I couldn’t think of a better guy to do that job. He’s an amazing guy. But it does trip me out. Like, Jimmy runs ESPN. He’s the boss. Of ESPN, which just seems like the coolest job in the world. ... He's the nicest guy, but he’s a guy when you’re 29, you don’t think to yourself, ‘This guy is going to run the giant sports network to which I aspire?'"
