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ESPN Executive Peter McConville Departs After More Than Three Decades at the Network

"To my talented colleagues, thank you. The relationships and experiences will stay with me long after this chapter closes."

Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Jay Bilas Is Continually Compelled By College Basketball

Studying to attain a law degree is an intensive task that requires commitment and dedication, along with having an erudite understanding of different types...

Elite 8 Sees Ratings Drop

"Much of the pandemonium, given the number of upsets in this year's tournament, unsurprisingly impacted viewership as things advanced."

North Carolina Radio Analyst Eric Montross Fighting Cancer

"Eric, 51, played in two Final Fours as a member of the men's basketball team from 1990-94. Montross was a first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in 1994."

ESPN Setting Viewership Records With 2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament

"Of the top five most watched games of the first round, Tennessee's first round game against Saint Louis and UConn/Vermont led the way."

Jim Nantz Gets Ready For One Last Shining Moment At The NCAA Tournament

"There is something comforting turning on the television during March Madness and seeing and hearing Nantz. It’s like, the two go hand in hand."

Greg Gumbel Loses NFL Gig In New CBS Contract

"He will continue to anchor the network's coverage of college basketball."

Ad Time For NCAA Women’s Tournament Sold Out on ESPN

"Sponsors have not only bought every available in-game ad. They have also bought out the inventory on pre and postgame broadcasts."

Doug Gottlieb: CBS Selection Show Used People That Don’t Watch College Basketball

"I thought that a lot of a lack of volume was because of the personnel that they have at the dais."

Americans Expected to Bet $15.5 Billion on NCAA Tournament

"The AGA reported that among bettors, Kentucky is the most popular choice to win the national championship in Houston."

Andy Katz: My Reaction to ESPN Layoff Led to Other Opportunities

"I was deeply hurt. I was not angry, I was hurt."

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Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Ernie Johnson Explains The Timing Of His Inside the NBA Retirement Announcement

"I actually kind of got tired of people asking me if I was going to keep doing the show."