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Nov 11, 2026
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553. NY Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Andy Clayton

At the height of the newspaper era, the New York Daily News was an immensely popular New York tabloid. From 2015-2019, the Daily News underwent massive layoffs amidst an ownership change, and the paper changed many of its journalistic strategies. Andy Clayton built the digital sports team from the ground up as NYDN.com’s first full-time sports editor. Clayton directed digital coverage for the…

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At the height of the newspaper era, the New York Daily News was an immensely popular New York tabloid. From 2015-2019, the Daily News underwent massive layoffs amidst an ownership change, and the paper changed many of its journalistic strategies. Andy Clayton built the digital sports team from the ground up as NYDN.com’s first full-time sports editor. Clayton directed digital coverage for the world’s biggest sporting events, including Super Bowls, World Series, NBA and NHL Finals, Olympics, World Cups, plus the daily coverage of the local franchises. In this episode, Clayton explains what it was like to see the sports section staff reduced due to layoffs. He discussed how they handled the journalism with a bare-bones staff, and what he hopes to see from the News going forward. Clayton is a native of Denver, Colorado, and began his career covering Denver sports. He compares the two sports markets and tells stories from his time in the Mile High City.

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