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David Roberts Bids Farewell to ESPN After Two Decades of Influence

"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."

Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

Why Curtis Sliwa Refuses to Be a Donald Trump Echo Chamber on 710 WOR

"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

As Media Changes, Bob Costas Hopes Standards Remain

“Some people are cynics, and they confuse cynicism alone with insight. That’s not me.”

Bob Costas: ‘What Works for a Competitive Edge Does Not Work for Entertainment’

"It's not so pleasing to see two teams combine for 80 3-point attempts in a game."

Bob Costas: Warriors Can’t Be 90s Bulls Because NBA Is ‘Essentially a Cable Product’

"Those games were on NBC. We would show doubleheaders and sometimes tripleheaders on network television when the media landscape was much, much different."

MLB Network Devoting 9 Hours to Hall of Fame Vote Coverage

"MLB Network has been the exclusive home of the annual Hall of Fame class announcement since 2009."

Bob Costas Re-Lives First Announcing Assignment For NBC

"My biography usually says I began with them in 1980, but technically the first time I was on the air with them was in December 1979."

Dan Dakich: Bob Costas Calling Out Athletes ‘Gives Me A Headache’

"Bob Costas sits there with his little fake glasses and his little preppy look, and next thing you know, he's calling out professional athletes."

Mike Francesa: Bob Costas is ‘Driving Everybody Crazy’

"It’s almost like Bob’s been locked away somewhere just dying to talk, and now you can’t shut him up.”

Bob Costas: Vin Scully Wouldn’t Be Able to Be Vin Scully Today

"The commercial imperatives are such that there's more drop-ins during games including a dragon swooping into Yankee Stadium in simulated form in Game One."

Yankees/Guardians Most Watched LDS Opener Since 2018

5.35 million viewers tuned into the contest on TBS, making it the largest Game 1 audience since the Yankees faced the Red Sox in 2018.

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Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

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"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

Four Things Music Radio Can Learn from the Savannah Bananas

"What I saw was part circus, part radio festival, and part New England sports fans reunion. I couldn't help but sit there and think about how radio should be taking notes."