Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.
"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."
"To the extent that Disney [ESPN] was interested in the RedZone aspect of this, they're interested in it because it's a galactic success. In show business, you don't mess with a success"
"The message for sports radio talent is urgent: adapt or risk obsolescence. Use the tools available. Promote and amplify your message. Get social. Your niche doesn’t live on your timeline—it lives on your audience’s"
"The numbers represent NBC Sports’ biggest NFL Kickoff Weekend since 2015 and the second-highest audience ever to open Sunday Night Football in its two-decade history"
"CBS has not drawn an opening-week national window this strong in more than 25 years, and FOX’s single header still topped anything seen in the past eight"
"Walking away from something that you love so much is heartbreaking. But I know this is the right thing for Joan (his wife) and I. The time to step away is now"
"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."
The story isn't simply a mother murdering her three children. That's not really compelling talk radio. The story has evolved into a national debate over mental health, criminal responsibility, pharmaceuticals, parenting, and the justice system.