"You require to have baseball and radio because everybody hasn't died yet who grew up listening to baseball on the radio. But guess what? That generation is going to die at some point."
"If sports radio truly believes its hosts are the most trusted voices in the market, then the time has come to prove it — not after the game, not the next morning, but live, in the moment, as part of the experience itself."
"This is what you're making a year, and with three years left on your deal you'll have to give up this money in order to run for office.' Do I look like a person that's interested in doing that? Hell no."
"Through February 9, women’s college basketball games across ESPN platforms are averaging a 33% increase compared to last season, putting the network on track for its most-watched season in 17 years."
"This is like working one day a week at your job and being upset that the person who works 50 hours a week, five days a week, makes more money than you."
"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?”
"Smith has every right to defend himself. He has every right to clarify his words. But daring the world — and, by extension, your employers — to silence you is not strength. It’s hubris."
"You require to have baseball and radio because everybody hasn't died yet who grew up listening to baseball on the radio. But guess what? That generation is going to die at some point."