"There was something comforting about turning on ESPN and seeing that ticker crawling across the bottom. It told you that you were plugged into the sports world. Today, the sports world isn't waiting at the bottom of our television anymore."
"Without skipping a beat, he goes, 'I think you'd be pretty good as a talk show host.' And I thought, well, I did radio in college — I never thought about that."
"There will only ever be one Lee Corso. And for the first time, college football begins a season without him anywhere around it. That’s going to take some getting used to."
The NABCO-owned (North American Broadcast Company) station debuted this week as a new brand after being flipped from Soft Oldies “Easy 95.1/920”. The station will air the national Fox Sports Radio lineup around the clock along with play-by-play of Columbus Clippers baseball and Notre Dame University football.
"I'm not promising you we'll solve every issue facing the industry during the course of two-days together in NYC, but I've always believed that smart people recognize the benefit of being around and listening to other smart people."
"A large number of followers may be the result of using social media well, but if you think the size of someone’s following is proof they’ll be a good part of your lineup, that’s a set-up for failure."
"Having Jimmy with us will allow our attendees to learn how ESPN views the current sports media landscape in order to better understand where the business is headed in the future."
"Without skipping a beat, he goes, 'I think you'd be pretty good as a talk show host.' And I thought, well, I did radio in college — I never thought about that."
"There will only ever be one Lee Corso. And for the first time, college football begins a season without him anywhere around it. That’s going to take some getting used to."