"When a broadcaster can create the kind of reaction that Mulligan’s departure generated, and when a brand can withstand decades of change and still command that kind of attention, there is still plenty of life left in both."
The great philosopher, Seneca, put it well centuries ago: "We suffer more in our imagination than in reality." Few situations in recent media memory fit that quote as neatly as this one.
"I didn't want to be one of those guys who said, ‘Well, thanks to The Athletic for a wonderful experience,’ because quite frankly, that would be a lie.”
"I'm not going to show up at 1:45 or 1:55 on Friday. I'm not like, 'Well, double birds, I'm out.' I get an opportunity to spend the next three days saying goodbye to you guys.”
"I'm headed back to Milwaukee, and I'll just say that this has very little, if anything, to do with the job, the station, the city of Sacramento, nothing to do with the people I work with on a day-to-day basis.”
"If we were looking at the roster from the ’90s right now, I’d be saying, 'I’m done.’ But this team has a chance to win a championship and I’d just like to be around for that."
"When a broadcaster can create the kind of reaction that Mulligan’s departure generated, and when a brand can withstand decades of change and still command that kind of attention, there is still plenty of life left in both."
The great philosopher, Seneca, put it well centuries ago: "We suffer more in our imagination than in reality." Few situations in recent media memory fit that quote as neatly as this one.
"I’m not satisfied with just competing. I want to win. I want our station to not just be relevant, but be one of the best sports stations in the country. We have an opportunity to do that."