"Teams are absolutely entitled to control expenses. No one should fault them for searching for operational efficiencies. But partnerships work both ways. If one side continues reducing its investment, the other side eventually reevaluates its own. That's just smart business."
"Some of it is personal, some of it involves radio, some of it involves sports broadcasting, which I did, and some of it involves acting, which I did."
"Fans judge reporters by the stories they publish. They never see the ones that stay in a notebook because they don't affect the game, the team or the public."
The Daily didn't become a juggernaut overnight, and The Wall Street Journal's next big audio bet likely won't either. Still, the ingredients are there, and the ambition is obvious.
"She is a woman who is giving her opinion on something that 10, maybe even five years ago, would not have been a big deal, but now it's very controversial."
Like any other demographic group, Gen Z is not monolithic, but how would you appeal to a reasonably sized chunk of the demo? How would you create buzz?
The overwhelming majority of listeners are never going to be upset when you share important life moments with them. It makes you more relatable as a personality...
"Some of it is personal, some of it involves radio, some of it involves sports broadcasting, which I did, and some of it involves acting, which I did."
"Fans judge reporters by the stories they publish. They never see the ones that stay in a notebook because they don't affect the game, the team or the public."
The Daily didn't become a juggernaut overnight, and The Wall Street Journal's next big audio bet likely won't either. Still, the ingredients are there, and the ambition is obvious.
"If the phones were down and the internet were down and everything was down, I would still be able to do a show, and it wouldn't be fumbling for four hours. "