"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."
"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."
"If you work long enough, you will get fired regardless of your profession. But to fire a man that helped bring a show its very first Emmy award in the midst of that show is cowardly."
"The goal of this event is to bring sports media folks together to share ideas and information, examine issues, build relationships, and celebrate success."
"Tickets for the Summit go on-sale at Midnight on Thanksgiving day. They will be available for a discounted rate of $199.99 through Sunday night December 1st."
"If you run a brand, and you've spent years building an audience, trying to keep people aware of your audio, video, and written content, how are you supposed to reach your audience if the platform isn't showing your content to your fans?"
So, the only thing we can do in Chicago is to say, 'hey, what are we doing to put the best content out there that is going to make our fans happy and, in the end, satisfy our partners?'"
The whole discussion was terrific, but I wanted to share the answers to just the first question Mike McVay asked which was, "What is the strength of the sports talk format?"
"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."
"If you work long enough, you will get fired regardless of your profession. But to fire a man that helped bring a show its very first Emmy award in the midst of that show is cowardly."