Tag: Sports Columns

"Even when the NBA Finals are tipping off. Even when the Stanley Cup is being contested. Most sports need games to control the conversation. The NFL just needs a headline."

"The biggest lesson from Inside the NBA's first season on ESPN isn't that the show suddenly became less talented, less entertaining, or less insightful. It's that audiences can't engage with a show they rarely see."

"June 1, 2026, rivaled any day on the NFL calendar. NFL Live stood unrivaled in its coverage."

"The future of legacy media won't be determined by transmitters, call letters, apps, or even ratings books. It'll be determined by whether organizations can convince their best talent that staying offers more opportunity than leaving."

"Why is it that teams and leagues can find time for simple acknowledgment, but the connective tissue of sports radio that ties fans to teams cannot?"

"Dragging out the conflict in public between personal relationships and business interests only damages the legacy they built together."

"The most influential person in sports media right now may not be the loudest debate guy, or the sharpest insider or the toughest interviewer. It may be the guy powerful people trust not to make the interview about himself."

"Audiences aren’t sitting around wondering whether they’re consuming a podcast, a video show, a digital broadcast, or creator content. They’re just hitting play."

"It's going to be one of the biggest and best media conferences of the year."

"Vacant airtime doesn't build loyalty. Rotating placeholders don't help create identity. And waiting months to make a decision in one of the most competitive content environments imaginable represents something other being the 'worldwide leader.'"