Tag: Sports Columns

"The Finals are supposed to sound big. The emotions are supposed to feel real. And if the Knicks happen to win a championship with Mike Breen on the call, the moment should sound every bit as memorable as the journey that led there."

"Morale improves when employees feel valued, included, and developed instead of simply being managed."

"If Netflix's live arrangement with The Breakfast Club succeeds the way its podcast partnership has, the streaming giant will almost certainly pursue additional opportunities in the space."

"when Jaylen Brown rolls his eyes at Stephen A. Smith, or Amazon talent groans at Shams Charania, they’re really arguing with the economics of modern sports media itself."

"What this partnership can do is give NASCAR another opportunity to reconnect with younger audiences through a more authentic voice than traditional television coverage often provides."

"The suit is replaced by a hoodie, and he adopts a more conversational, relaxed style that adds depth to his on-air persona. On ESPN, it’s all business with reports, updates, stories, and rumors. The podcast feels more like a few guys talking baseball in a cool, entertaining way."

"The same people criticizing Charania Sunday morning are often the first ones sharing insider reports when those reports benefit the conversations they want to have. That’s the double standard."

"Unfortunately, some programmers and executives often forget that talent is talent, regardless of where you come from or what you have done previously. The days of needing to be from a place to have the authority to speak on it are dead and gone."

"The stations that succeed won’t necessarily be the ones with the deepest soccer knowledge. They’ll be the ones that recognize the scale of the moment and strategically find a way to insert themselves into it."

"Growth curves matter. Momentum matters. Cultural relevance matters. Women’s sports increasingly sit at the intersection of all three."