"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."
"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."
I don't view this as a "sky is falling" type move, really. But I can't help but wonder about the state of all-news radio at the company following this development.
"I love to do some impressions. We sing a little bit, play some funny clips. It's just a little buffet of everything. And my producers know that among the stories we have to cover every day, there are two or three fun things we can do, which are either New York-centric or from around the country and sometimes the world.”
"You have a vision, and you try to create a culture that supports the vision. Sometimes everything sounds so simple. But if it were that simple, everybody would get to the top."
"I listened to WBBM Newsradio as a kid and dreamed of one day being part of the voices that inform this city. Now I get to continue telling the stories that matter to the neighborhoods I know and love.”
"She has helped our community navigate and make sense of everything from wildfires and pandemics to historic elections and championship seasons -- and that's just this past year."
"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."
"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."