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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."

Mike Golic, Mike Golic Jr. Reunite for New Program On FanDuel Sports Network

“It’s just a wild thing to have paths cross yet again.”

Norby Williamson Making Changes to Main Street Sports Group Managerial Structure: Report

"We’re reinventing the business and the way we do production and technology."

Norby Williamson to Join Main Street Sports Group Starting January 13 as President of Production and Programming

"The platform’s unique combination of valuable local sports rights with powerful, forward-looking content and distribution partnerships provides an incredible foundation that I am eager to build on."

The Best in Sports and News Media in 2024

"In September 2025 we'll celebrate 10 years in business. I never expected that when this journey began, and I'm damn proud that we've survived this long and continue to grow."

Norby Williamson’s Fall Sends a Message, ESPN’s Vision Won’t Be Compromised

“There can’t be two top dogs up top pulling in opposite directions. If Norby wasn’t sold on the path forward, it was time to move on.”

Dan Le Batard: Norby Williamson Has Endured ‘Crushing Loss’ with ESPN Exit

"...Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith have now some sort of unprecedented power in the history of the place to call out an executive by name who runs the place and shortly thereafter, the executive is gone."

Norby Williamson Out at ESPN

The report states that ESPN president of content Burke Magnus decided the two executives did not share the same vision for the long-term strategy for the network.

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo: Pat McAfee is ‘Too Sensitive’

"Let it go, you're making $85 million dollars or whatever you're making. You can't get that wrapped up when somebody writes something that's not so much in your corner, you can't come out swinging and bury everybody."

Dan Le Batard: Norby Williamson is the ‘Shadow President’ of ESPN

"In general, this is not a bug, this is a feature. This is how you keep people controlled when you don't want your talent misbehaving."

Dan Dakich: I Enjoyed Working for Norby Williamson at ESPN

Pat McAfee said his relationship with ESPN is great except for one Norby Williamson. But while McAfee and Williamson's issues appear to be similar...

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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."