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"Culture and community are not just built on stage at industry conventions. Instead, they are built in the everyday moments when nobody is watching."

"Barnes and Jackson are bold and brash, but when I watch All the Smoke, I see two guys who truly respect the games. They can sit and reflect on great sports moments while also bringing a level of realism and grit to the conversation."

"Why can't we make some content that gets people talking? It's time to take more chances."

"In a culture built around infinite, frictionless content, that kind of deliberate attention has become rare enough to feel almost radical."

"Understanding how our industry influences consumers’ decision-making doesn’t eliminate that influence, but it does encourage more thoughtful, impactful and compelling buying habits."

"The NFL is powerful enough to change the way sports fans consume Christmas Day. It is not powerful enough to make the NBA abandon it."

If you're running a news operation and you actually want to meet consumers where they are, you need more than one lane. You need an audio strategy, a long-form video strategy, a short-form video strategy, and a written strategy.

"What you can't do is create for the community unless you really are part of it and have lived it."

"Netflix has spent its first MLB season attempting to prove it can create a live sports event that feels different. Now, it has an opportunity to prove it understands something equally important: Different doesn’t always mean more."

I cannot claim Peter Katsis and I were close friends. We shared many of the same friends, but I only met him a handful...