"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."
"Ravech is just the second name reported as part of ESPN's roster cuts. The cuts come as the network absorbs the NFL Network as part of a 10% equity stake acquisition by the NFL."
"If you want to do it at a big event, we can do it at a big event. Do it at the Super Bowl. You want to do it something like that, we can do it. You pick the time."
"This decision can’t be about comfort. It can’t be about familiarity. And it definitely can’t be about recreating something that no longer exists. It has to be about vision."
"It’s a bigger picture and constant. Keep moving and make it great. Make everyone else great. I’ll be doing the same thing up till that final day in Atlanta at the Super Bowl."
"Leagues can survive temporary ratings dips and negative media cycles. What they can’t survive is indifference. Indifference creeps in when fans start asking, “Is he playing?” before they ask, “What time is tipoff?”
"The addition of Weiner to the FOX Sports Radio lineup isn’t the problem. It’s a symptom. It reflects an industry increasingly hesitant to take risks."
"There was a ton of interest and a lot of great conversations, but it became obvious to me rather quickly that iHeart and FOX Sports Radio were going to be the landing spot."
"Ravech is just the second name reported as part of ESPN's roster cuts. The cuts come as the network absorbs the NFL Network as part of a 10% equity stake acquisition by the NFL."