"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."
"If you don't speak up against it at this stage -- if this gets normalized, if this gets to be ok -- you can hear the rumble of the trains. You can hear 'em."
"That's Nick 'Fitzy' Stevens. Why do they call the guy Fitzy if his name is Nick Stevens?," Matt Spiegel asked. "I can't figure that out. 'Hey, we need a Fitzy!'"
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“It is astonishing that that organization that desperately needs positivity is letting the most positive thing they have associated with them walk out the door.”
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."