"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."
UFL games broadcast by FOX Sports will be simulcast on FOX Sports Radio (SiriusXM channel 83), while games broadcast by ESPN will air on ESPN Xtra (SiriusXM channel 81).
The Arena Group is now refusing to hand over the Sports Illustrated website and select social channels, a day after it seemed like Arena was ready to move on.
The whole discussion was terrific, but I wanted to share the answers to just the first question Mike McVay asked which was, "What is the strength of the sports talk format?"
This is best for both sides. I'm very excited for what's next, but I just want to say thank you to Dave. I'm very grateful for this opportunity that he gave me."
"Without [Imus], I don't know exactly where the station is. He validated Mike and Chris, like [he was] the engine...To leave him off seems irresponsible, but I'm going to leave him off."
"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."