Tag: ESPN

“John Clayton was 67 years old. He is survived by his wife Pat.”

"The game of musical chairs is ongoing at this point with much movement in the booths across the land. These announcers are just trying to have a seat available when the music stops."

"He called out Passan for not being objective in his coverage of the lockout."

“I never saw a scintilla of evidence that the people in the booth change the ratings even by a smidgen. The race to hire people is mostly about internal pride."

"The job was available after the team's original radio play-by-play man Mick Mixon announced his retirement after the 2021 season."

"The brand will continue to cover sports. It will also focus on Black culture including current events, music, food, fashion, tech, personal finance, parenting and travel."

"If you have upwards of $25 million per year invested in your people alone, how can the network justify telling people to go to ESPN2 or ESPN+ to watch the Mannings instead?"

"As I told Adam, his work in this business is second to none, but as tremendous as he may be as an NFL reporter, this is by far the best job he's ever done."

"There have been so many talented men and women broadcasters that it’s probably too difficult to narrow down the field and then produce the episodes."

"A total of 72 podcasts were presented for voting consideration in the Original Sports Podcasts category. Executives also had the opportunity (if they wished) to add other titles to the list. By the end of the process, 87 shows appeared on at least one ballot."