"We are crunchy and broken and rocky and dysfunctional, just like everybody else. We are a very truthful, honest radio station, and that really speaks to our people."
"If one lapse in judgment is enough to erase an otherwise successful career, we're setting a standard that very few people—inside or outside of sports media—could ever hope to meet."
"The second I got the phone call, I knew this chapter of my life is done. I went back to the building and cleaned out my office and walked out knowing that walking out was my last time walking out of the building that I grew to love."
If I had a question, he answered it. If I needed insight on a network, an executive, or a talent, he had it. Jim could walk me through topics in a way that made the complicated seem obvious.
"It's always been a fast pace, but it's changed dramatically with social media. Not only do journalist use those tools, The White House uses them, too."
On social media, many former colleagues of Avila took to social media to share memories of the venerable newsman, and added condolences for his family and friends.
“We're growing at a rate that takes the average YouTube show two to three years to hit, and it's because I bring authenticity to it, because I've lived it.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called them "nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump’s historic accomplishments."
While the stories understandably focus on hungry families, many of whom live paycheck to paycheck, the president achieved his goal, whether the press likes it or not.
"We are crunchy and broken and rocky and dysfunctional, just like everybody else. We are a very truthful, honest radio station, and that really speaks to our people."
"If one lapse in judgment is enough to erase an otherwise successful career, we're setting a standard that very few people—inside or outside of sports media—could ever hope to meet."
"The second I got the phone call, I knew this chapter of my life is done. I went back to the building and cleaned out my office and walked out knowing that walking out was my last time walking out of the building that I grew to love."