Tag: Jimmy Pitaro

"We had the World Cup for two decades and it was a big part of ESPN’s identity and DNA. Of course we’re interested."

"Working at ESPN, you’re working with arguably the best people in the industry. Because of that, a great deal of our goals were accomplished through collective effort and teamwork. It’s nice to sit back and reflect on the things we accomplished as a team together."

"ESPN, regardless of the rights we have, we’re still the best. We still do this better than anyone else, with the best people."

"The film accurately captures the amazing story and fans will love it. My thanks to ESPN for their support in the production and all the pioneers who shared their stories. I am looking forward to watching it nearly fifty years after we created it."

"I don't even try to consider myself that half the time. I work. I put in the work, and the people decide who the face is."

"I’m feeling a heck of a lot more excited about the future because of my re-entry into ESPN."

"Many stories captured headlines, but ESPN's decision to go direct-to-consumer easily topped the list as the most important sports television story of 2025."

"At some point, we have to stop grading ESPN on the scale of what it used to be and start evaluating it on what the business demands now"

"This fan-friendly agreement allows us to showcase the great sport of baseball on both a local and national level, while prioritizing our streaming future"

"If you obviously are in the middle of this dispute that is taking place between ESPN and YouTube TV, if you have the X account at all, GameDay will be live on there for the second week in a row"