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Christian Lacoss Exits 96.5 Live Free Country After Two Years

"I leave a very different person than that kid who arrived."

Scott Hanson: NFL RedZone Ownership Was One Of The “Most Complex” Portions Of ESPN, NFL Deal

"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."

Peter Burns Signs Multi-Year Extension To Remain With SEC Network

"Extremely honored to do what I love every single day. The SEC World is a special place and proud to call it home. Big things ahead."

Craig Carton: Booger McFarland’s Zach Wilson Analysis ‘An Embarrasment’

ESPN NFL analyst Booger McFarland raised eyebrows on Monday Night Countdown this week by saying New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson has never been...

FOX Doubles Ad Price For Premiere US World Cup Matches

FOX has capitalized by charging $600,000 per 30-second commercial during its coverage of USA/England.

Telemundo’s Miguel Gurwitz Announcing World Cup, NFL Thanksgiving Games For 18 Straight Hours Thursday

With the game expected to end at 2:00 AM local time, that means Gurwitz will be announcing games for over 18 hours on Thursday.

Greg Hill: Ben Watson, Peter Burns Drama Was A Bit

"Be careful when you're talking about somebody's wife and their kids. 'Cause not everybody jokes the same way."

The Michael Kay Show Ponders Why Broadcasters Don’t Share Their Salaries Like Players

"Because if we were baseball players, we'd all know what we make and we could all go to management and negotiate based off that information. I can't do that."

Colin Cowherd Believes ‘Poorly Run’ New York Teams Make Decisions From Media Reactions

“When I used to live out east in Connecticut, you’d hear WFAN, and you’d hear them Met fans complaining, and then they’d go out and make a signing in free agency because their fans were complaining."

The Ken Carman Show: NFL Begging For More Flex Schedule in Late Season Games For Higher Ratings

"They've never done what they just did: Move a game and have 55,000 people attend the game."

Kirk Herbstreit Energized, Not Worn Down By College GameDay

"I've been invigorated with this energy of the show and some of the different locations we've been to with the show."

World Cup Opener Delivers Big Ratings For FOX Sports

FS1 and FOX Sports streams accounted for 3.23 million viewers for the English-language broadcast of the opener. That number was 1.72 million in Russia four years ago.

Charles Barkley Laments Loss of Michael Jordan Friendship As Biggest Media Career Fallout

"Michael got offended about something I said about him. And we haven’t spoken in probably almost 10 years. And he was my best friend at the time."

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Christian Lacoss Exits 96.5 Live Free Country After Two Years

"I leave a very different person than that kid who arrived."

Scott Hanson: NFL RedZone Ownership Was One Of The “Most Complex” Portions Of ESPN, NFL Deal

"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."

Peter Burns Signs Multi-Year Extension To Remain With SEC Network

"Extremely honored to do what I love every single day. The SEC World is a special place and proud to call it home. Big things ahead."

Maria Bartiromo’s Lawyer: ‘Irresponsible’ Reports of Fox News Firing ‘Absolutely and Unequivocally False’

"Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth."