"Through ESPN’s 2026 Veterans Week, we are proud to share powerful stories of service, celebrate our veteran colleagues and strengthen the programs that support veterans and military spouses as they pursue their next chapters.”
"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."
"I have always believed that the most enduring businesses are built at the intersection of great ideas, authentic leadership and human connection. That is what I see in Ryan Clark, Alicia Zubikowski and the entire Pivot25 team."
"ESPN is changing, and so is the audience it is trying to reach. The network is investing in younger voices, creators and personalities who can live beyond the traditional broadcast window. Aikman represents a different era of sports media."
"In the same way, you're going to go to ESPN or you're going to go to Paramount Plus. If you're looking for sports, you're going to go to Netflix first and foremost when you turn on the tube."
"I didn't understand how important, not who you knew, how important it was to have people actually like you. I don't live a life of attempting to be liked."