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Over the years, Johnson was encouraged by his colleagues to do more in the industry while his bosses discouraged him from trying new things. In fact, in 2004, both a boss and a co-worker told him that he would scare white people if he started hosting, as there were no Black radio hosts that were not former athletes at that time.

“Because of my father being in professional baseball, that drove me. I knew I wanted to get into sports in some way shape or form.”

From an early age, Roberts knew that radio was the medium through which he wanted to express his fandom, especially WFAN.

WFAN recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, but that’s not something that Waldman spends too much time reflecting on.

Conti immediately recognized the importance of versatility in media and willingly adapted his career to attain his goal of working in a major market.

"That is more the goal right now then breaking a transaction on Twitter. I really prefer to write an actual story. In my view, that’s how you win now.”

“I think Gunnar, at the age of 31 and having his own child and now starting a whole new life because of new drug development due to the money we’ve raised along with the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was kind of my calling.”

“It’s the greatest achievement of my professional career, and there is not a close second; there will never be a close second,” Kurkjian stated.

“I firmly believe if anyone wants to get into the media business, you have to know how to tell stories and you have to know how to work the gear,” said O’Brien. “You learn how to do that in local news. They throw you into the deep end nine times out of 10, and I was definitely prepared for my next step in my career and beyond.”

“The older I got, the more I found myself more of the sports media than the games sometimes. ESPN and SportsCenter was a huge part of my life back in the day before the internet. It's always been there and has always been an interest.”