Tag: NBC Sports

"Ditka built a second career in sports media after the Bears fired him following the 1992 season."

"I was obsessed with football from an early age. Of course, I envisioned being the man and winning Super Bowls, never having to work again. That obviously didn't happen, but I knew media was an option."

"There were things that they didn't want me to talk about. We had a good understanding. They knew who I was when I got hired, and it is what it is."

94% of the 352 DI schools lost money on athletics, with a median gap (half above and half below) of $20.8 million. All DII schools lost money on athletics. Read those results, and you may believe the U.S. radio industry isn't in such bad shape.

"I’m not suggesting baseball turn October into a broadcasting circus. We don’t need six people in the booth, a celebrity in the dugout and Kevin Hart explaining the pitch clock. Baseball just needs to recognize what NBC figured out."

"Lowe hosts NBC Sports' Premier League coverage, a role she has held since 2013. Additionally, she fronted FOX Sports' men's World Cup coverage this summer."

"I thought that NBC was full of s**t the way they did it. They sold it a little different. Like wait a minute, Michael's [Jordan] wearing the same clothes for six months."

"This industry is in a race to die slowly. We have to stop thinking that way and start reinventing."

"I think [Cris] Collinsworth is as good as he's ever been. I'm not trying to push Collinsworth out. I think you have to just test drive it."

"MLB has spent years talking about the importance of growing the game, reaching younger audiences and making baseball easier to watch. That mission doesn't begin with finding another streaming subscriber during the postseason."