Is Candlepin Challenge ending it's run (CN8 in trouble?)

An article posted by my friend David Scott at Boston Sports Media Watch speaks in dire tones regarding the future of CN8, home of the Candlepin Challenge...

Comcast will be laying off the “majority of its 300 employees” currently working on its CN8 Network. Locally, CN8 will cease operations in Boston in early January of 2009 and the markets of Philadelphia (Comcast’s home) and Washington, D.C. will see significant re-structuring.

The Brookline-based studios of CN8 and business offices are home to a full-time production staff, the sports department (”Out of Bounds,” 11:30 p.m. show) and the “Backstage” staff (including market institution Sara Edwards).

In all, Shots estimates there are between 40 and 50 people based at the Boston office. There is also a regional office in Norwell that will be affected. The rest of the cuts will come from CN8’s other outposts and some staff will be retained or re-arranged.

We put the proverbial call out to Dan Murphy, Hall of Famer and co-host of the show with John Holt and Trina Fernandez, in hopes he can shed some light on this situation. Stay tuned as updates take place.