"For this to have finally cut through, gotten a floor vote in mid-September in the House of Representatives, and now sitting on the doorstep in the U.S. Senate, it's entirely a tribute to listeners' passion around this issue."
"The partnership itself shouldn't be viewed as a failure. It was different. It generated attention, created conversation, reached audiences in ways traditional television has struggled to reach them and, for a time, it worked."
"The only criteria is that the former players need to be active members of either a television network’s coverage of the NBA or a local television analyst or co-host."
"I said, ‘Honey, we are never leaving this house unless KFAB in Omaha ever called. We would have a decision to make.’ Gary Sadlemyer called me essentially out of the blue the next day."
The town hall also dominated that night in cable news among adults 25-54, more than doubling its time slot competitor from FNC, Life, Liberty and Levin.
"The partnership itself shouldn't be viewed as a failure. It was different. It generated attention, created conversation, reached audiences in ways traditional television has struggled to reach them and, for a time, it worked."