Neumann, Adubato and Colon, who had a combined 66 seasons of broadcasting Magic games, were notified of the team’s decision last week. Magic CEO Alex Martins said in a statement the move is related to the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Magic will continue to have a radio presence moving forward. The team will use its television broadcasts on radio and continue to produce its podcasts.
“Our business, as well as many others like us, continue to be impacted by the pandemic,” Martins said in a statement to the Sentinel. “We have had to make some very hard business decisions in these unprecedented times, and we made the difficult decision to reorganize our efforts in regard to radio. Moving forward, we will simulcast our radio and television game broadcasts. To those impacted, we’ve provided fair severance, outplacement services and health and wellness options.”
Neumann completed his 29th season as a member of the Magic’s broadcasting team and 22nd as the team’s play-by-play radio announcer.
Adubato finished his 15th season as the team’s radio color analyst. The New Jersey native is the only coach in history to lead teams to the playoffs in both the the NBA and WNBA.
Colon completed his 22nd season as the Spanish play-by-play announcer for the Magic.
The Magic laid off 31 full-time employees from a staff of about 300 workers in July. Martins said in a statement at the time that the franchise, like many organizations across the country, had to take cost-cutting measures due to the adverse financial impact of the pandemic.
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