The top executive at ESPN addressed his staff after the latest round of layoffs at its parent company, Disney. Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN , sent a memo about the cuts to his employees on Wednesday. The memo, obtained by Business Insider, said that all ESPN employees affected by the cuts have already been notified. The layoffs , which began Tuesday, were the first at Disney under new CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took over in March. Read Pitaro's memo below: Jump to