"My bosses have given me these opportunities. And whatever that is, I want to try to dominate that box. Whatever that box is, I want to maximize it. I want to make it grow and bloom and flourish with resonance that far surpasses what I had maybe hoped for."
"We're all in the advertising and marketing business, in the small niche world that we live in, and we think, 'Oh yeah, use it to make a headline, use it to write copy or do a summary of something.' And yeah, they're using it for that. But it's a remarkably small percentage. And they're also not using it to any great extent right now for marketing and advertising recommendations."
"iHeartMedia would be best served by dropping its contention over a non-compete breach and allowing Roberts and Strain to move forward. Doing so wouldn't diminish the company's contractual rights. It would demonstrate something far more valuable: perspective."
"When it's Biden, watch, its like they're talking to a baby. There's no follow ups, and if they have to do a follow up when he says something outrageous."
"'Yes, they were lured on false pretenses -- that's true -- but when they got to Martha's Vineyard, they were certainly treated very humanely. Is that really kidnapping?' Yes! Yes it is really kidnapping!"
Mandis also gave Pelley "sort of kudos" for pushing back on some of the President's answers but also said the 60 Minutes correspondent "could have gone a lot further".
It's not the first time Kirk has criticized CNN. Last month, he accused the network, along with other media outlets for "trying to bankrupt" InfoWars host Alex Jones.
"We're all in the advertising and marketing business, in the small niche world that we live in, and we think, 'Oh yeah, use it to make a headline, use it to write copy or do a summary of something.' And yeah, they're using it for that. But it's a remarkably small percentage. And they're also not using it to any great extent right now for marketing and advertising recommendations."
"iHeartMedia would be best served by dropping its contention over a non-compete breach and allowing Roberts and Strain to move forward. Doing so wouldn't diminish the company's contractual rights. It would demonstrate something far more valuable: perspective."
This isn't a fair fight, and it never really has been. Broadcast radio and television didn't just bring a spoon to a knife fight here. It brought a feather duster to a bazooka battle.