"We’ve done everything we can to establish our footprint in these local markets. Hire OMs and salespeople and make sure we have morning shows. Now we just got to hope it works. It’s been the big experiment to go back to doing radio the way it was."
"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."
"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."
"I’m eager to deliver exceptional content for our FAST channel partners and bring our unique interview format to even more viewers who appreciate in-depth conversations with fascinating personalities"
"The debut season will include live games, studio shows, behind-the-scenes features, and magazine programming airing on TNT, truTV, HBO Max, and Bleacher Report"
"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"
"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."
"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."