"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."
On social media, Duffy — who is the husband of Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, and father of Evita Duffy-Alfonso — shared his excitement of the news.
"Jeff Bezos just recently did an op-ed where he said that Americans don't trust the news media. He said now they're the least trusted of all. And I think he's speaking a lot of truth there."
AI is an enhancer, not a replacer. It allows news teams to push past routine constraints, reach new audiences, and reinvigorate the passion that brought them to journalism in the first place.
"I know that there are people that tune in every day to hate me. I don't like that. I didn't get into this business knowing there's a group of people that hate me."
"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."