Tag: ESPN New York

"The baseball purists will hate this, but how many people would watch it because it's kind of funny?"

"Television rights continue to splinter games across broadcast networks, cable channels, streaming services, and subscription platforms, asking consumers to pay more while receiving less convenience. Radio has an opportunity to move in the opposite direction. That's what happened here."

Two years later, the numbers back up the decision. Audacy's willingness to partner across the industry has paid dividends well beyond New York.

"I don't think you can be in sports media unless you're passionate about it. Here's an opportunity to be with like-minded people for three days. It's an opportunity to be around people who are passionate about something that obviously you're passionate as well."

"The Knicks got the glow. To be that close to it, for me, I’ve never covered anything close to that before. Game to game, you just expected them to win. That’s a feeling I’ve never had."

"I’m fired up to return to my old stomping grounds to host an old school SportsCenter on such a big sports night just like back in the day."

"They [Good Karma Brands] made it so easy for me. They’ve been so great and supportive. Once I started doing it, I love it. It changed my life."

"It was a big deal at the time, and I think people just really wanted to hate us, but it turns out we are three un-hate-able people."

"In the last calendar year, John Sterling retired, Sam Rosen retired, Howie Rose is retiring."

"It’s not ideal because Opening Day, there’s a special pageantry to it, pomp and circumstance."