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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."

ESPN Establishes New WNBA Viewership Records in 2025

"The network said this year’s playoff performance marked its most-watched WNBA postseason to date and the most-viewed across all networks since 1999"

Why Amina Smith Could Replace Molly Qerim as the Host of ‘First Take’

"Amina Smith deserves a good long look and has all the TV tools to do the job"

Joe Buck: Tom Brady wearing a headset in Las Vegas Raiders’ Coaches Booth was “too public”

"I know they [Raiders] weren’t happy that that got out—but he’s in a booth with a headset on. I mean, we’re all at least smart enough to know that there are cameras everywhere and they’re going to find you"

Chris Russo Feels Molly Qerim Left ‘First Take’ Abruptly Because She “Felt Embarrassed”

"I think Molly probably looked at it as, ‘I’m not gonna do First Take. I don’t want to do SportsCenter,’ so she probably didn’t want to, felt that would be a demotion"

‘The Pat McAfee Show’ Achieves Over a Billion Views on Social Media in September

"Our main goal is to celebrate sports and its athletes. It’s cool to know that sports fans seemingly like what we’re doing"

ESPN Adds Erik Johnson to Roster of NHL Analysts

"To call games with some of them on ESPN is going to be surreal. Can’t wait, let’s go"

What Drives Sean Salisbury To Continue His Journey on a Road That’s Unpaved

"I didn’t come into this with any selfish expectations. It’s about doing good stuff, great content, a little different because I think we’re fatigued by the stuff you turn on radio"

Pat McAfee Highlights “Hall of Fame” Sports Radio Rant From Tony Rizzo

"We’d like to say massive respect to what you guys do, and we appreciate your fanhood and your passion"

Ryen Russillo: Spotify Feed of Podcast Not Coming With Me to Barstool Sports

"Dave [Portnoy] and I talked for five minutes. I wanted a partnership at this stage of my career. He was like, no problem. So here we go, off and running"

Kirk Herbstreit Credits ESPN for How They Handled Lee Corso’s ‘College GameDay’ Farewell

"Sometimes, you know, big companies — a lot of people, things move on. But they really did him right with that special they did"

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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."