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David Roberts Bids Farewell to ESPN After Two Decades of Influence

"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."

Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

Why Curtis Sliwa Refuses to Be a Donald Trump Echo Chamber on 710 WOR

"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

ESPN Signs MLB Insider Jeff Passan To Multi-Year Extension

"I’m extraordinarily lucky to work with a team of great reporters, editors, producers, hosts and analysts. And I can’t wait to deliver an entirely new kind of baseball show for those who love the best game in the world."

Bob Costas Considers His Role at NBC Sports More “Show Pony” and Not “Workhorse”

"This gives me a chance to hit some grace notes and tie the proper ribbon around it and feel good about the closing chapter."

Are Pat McAfee’s Interviews a Sports Content Evolution or Wasted Opportunity?

"The stage is his. The guests line up. The cameras roll. Eventually, however, access alone stops being the differentiator. What separates great from influential isn’t who you can get — it’s what you can get out of them."

Linda Cohn Fires Back At Keith Olbermann Over Auston Matthews Olympics take

"Everyone knows you’ve been irrelevant since you left sports and decided to share your uninvited warped world views with the rest of us. You sound bitter and miserable. I hope you get the help you need."

Jason Williams: Stephen A. Smith Needs To Move on From Beef With LeBron James

"I think his life is so good that he shouldn’t be worried about s**t like that, unless it’s so personal that he has to hold on to it."

Craig Carton Happy With NBC Sports Cutting Tony Dungy From ‘Football Night in America’

"So happy to hear that next year we will not be forced to suffer through the holier than now, soapbox living Tony Dungy."

NBC Sports Announces Throwback NBA Broadcast Featuring Bob Costas, Doug Collins, Mike Fratello

"Costas will handle play-by-play alongside Collins and Fratello, with Gray reporting courtside, while Storm hosts NBA Showtime on Peacock with Thomas and Carlesimo serving as studio analysts."

Former Television Director Sandy Grossman To Receive Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award From Pro Football Hall of Fame

"This is such an incredible honor, and to know that my father’s name and legacy will be remembered forever in the most prestigious place among the legends of the game would have meant the world to him, as it does our family."

Is FOX Sports’ AI With Colin Cowherd a Breakthrough or a Brand Risk?

"I often wonder if those in boardrooms filled with people in positions of power are so preoccupied with whether they could create an AI tool instead of asking whether they should."

The Echoes of Team USA Hockey Gold Should Wake up Sports Media From Its Slumber

"The media's job now is to keep this moment alive. Cover the NHL with the urgency it deserves. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are coming up, competing with the NBA, and the action sells if the right networks fully embrace it."

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Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

Why Curtis Sliwa Refuses to Be a Donald Trump Echo Chamber on 710 WOR

"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

Four Things Music Radio Can Learn from the Savannah Bananas

"What I saw was part circus, part radio festival, and part New England sports fans reunion. I couldn't help but sit there and think about how radio should be taking notes."