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."
"5pm-6pm we'll be a part of it. Danny Parkins will be a part of it. Coach will be a part of it. Greg will be a part of it. Maybe new friends of the First Things First family. That's what's happening"
"The podcast did not appear in the top 100 podcasts on the chart the week prior, but Swift's record-setting appearance was the secret to the sauce of this week's results"
"For every younger fan who wants a screen full of fantasy stats, betting odds, and 10 different magnified angles, there’s another who wants Mike Tirico to tell them it’s a simple third-and-eight"
"The NBCUniversal deal would bring baseball back to NBC on Sunday nights during the summer, a slot where the network does not already carry NFL or NBA games"
"We are tremendously excited to partner with UCLA as the new official broadcast home of Bruins football and men’s basketball and look forward to turning up the volume on Bruins coverage"
"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.