"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."
"If I was an executive, why would I ever hire him? He's been fantastic, but if I was the one writing the checks...why am I going to pay him for what he did and not what he's going to do now?"
"It took a long time and in the beginning if you listen back, you can tell it was a different sounding show, but I was conscious of making sure that we weren’t so jarring to the listener when we started."
"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."