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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."

Wayne Gretzky: NHL on TNT Chemistry Came Quickly

"We aren’t going to agree on everything, but that is what makes for good TV.”

Marshawn Lynch Joining Thursday Night Football Coverage

"We just worked through some things with him and we’re excited. We can’t wait for him to join.”

Through Several Changes, Dan Bernstein Remains Chicago Radio Royalty

“I think there are artistic merits about whether or not a show is good. that is different [from] whether or not a show is making money."

Meadowlark Media Launching Anthology Series ‘Sports Explains the World’

“When we launched 30 for 30 [at ESPN], people knew it was quality, what kind of storytelling we did. We want to do the same thing with Sports Explains the World,” Skipper adds. 

Pac-12 Network Takes Dish to Court Over Unpaid Fees

The lawsuit alleges that Dish "also inexplicably demanded from the Pac-12 additional rebates for the two contract years before 2020-21."

FOX’s Big Noon Saturday Still Holds College Football’s Most-Watched Window

On Saturday, FOX grabbed 4,005,000 viewers for the Michigan-Indiana matchup in the Big Noon Saturday window, up 40% from 2021's Week 6 game of Maryland-Ohio State (2,870,000).

College GameDay Has Huge Ratings Weekend

The average made it the highest-rated ESPN College GameDay pre-November show since 2010.

Next Pat McAfee Show ESPN2 Megacast Set For Saturday Night

"Just over a quarter-million people tuned in for the first edition of the Omaha Productions simulcast two weeks ago."

WBNS Celebrating 100 Years On-Air

"100 years of doing anything well is impressive. Through our broadcasting, we’ve become part of the fabric of our community."

Kenny Albert Believes Hockey Is Easiest Sport To Announce

"Baseball to me is the most challenging if you don’t do it every day because there is so much down time in between pitches and you have to rely even more so on the analyst."

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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."