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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."

Pat McAfee: ‘The Newsmakers are the Content Creators in Sports’

"Shams is a guy... He is. Everything he kind of predicted — happening, unfolding."

Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts

"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"

Joe Rose: Please Keep Stephen A. Smith ‘Off the NFL Stuff’

"I see recently some people have just said, 'Enough, man. Enough of Stephen A. every time you turn around, Stephen A.’s in your face. He’s on this show, he’s on that.'"

Sean Pendergast: Kevin Durant Sweepstakes ‘Getting Way More Attention’ Than the NBA Finals

"It’s an extreme situation here where you’ve got one of the greatest players of all time clearly on a trade block and you’ve got two very small markets in the NBA Finals."

Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals Game 5 Viewership Lowest Since 2003

Through its first five games, the NBA Finals is averaging 9.18 million viewers on ABC, representative of a 19% year-over-year decline.

Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals Game 4 Finished With Best Viewership Of The Series

"The NBA Finals series between the Thunder and Pacers is currently averaging 9.08 million viewers through its first four games, which is down by approximately 18.1% from the previous year at this time"

David Samson: Stephen A. Smith is a Product of ESPN ‘Doubling Down’ on Nonsense

"Why do you think ESPN keeps doubling down on personalities who just yell into the microphone about nonsense with no knowledge of anything?"

Lisa Salters Returning to NBA Finals Broadcast on ABC After Three-Game Absence

Jorge Sedano had been filling in for Salters in her absence.

Shams Charania: Adrian Wojnarowski ‘Was a Great Mentor to Me’

"He made me better, but I will say every single day, I’m just focused on what I can control in my job."

Viewership of Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals Game 3 Down 20% Year-Over-Year

Across the first three games of the series, the NBA Finals is averaging 8.95 million viewers, representative of a 23% year-over-year diminution.

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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."