"For now, the man who once looked like the biggest risk ESPN ever took may actually be the network’s best example of how to maximize the relationship without walking away from the brand that helped build it."
"It would be so easy in my chair to say, well, then we're just doing the same thing on both because I can save myself, you know, five extra meetings a week if both stations are virtually duplicate. But we don't do that here. "
"We really identify with football. That's what we build our brand on. We are very much aligned with the fortunes of the game. What's good for football is kind of good for FOX. That's probably where our investments are going to continue to be, predominantly."
"The preparation that goes in to those broadcasts is pretty significant...it's basically seven days a week, but we love the business, I think we all feel very fortunate to be in the business and we take it as personal pride to do our best everytime we go on the air."
"If you're involved in the same group that decides who goes to the College Football Playoff and where they're ranked, some would say that's a road you cant go down."
“This is an exciting time to be taking over the Program Director position for these brands. Each station has its own distinct flavor, and all of them are filled with great talent I’m looking forward to working with,”
"For now, the man who once looked like the biggest risk ESPN ever took may actually be the network’s best example of how to maximize the relationship without walking away from the brand that helped build it."
"It would be so easy in my chair to say, well, then we're just doing the same thing on both because I can save myself, you know, five extra meetings a week if both stations are virtually duplicate. But we don't do that here. "
Nobody wants an outside ownership group walking into their newsroom and announcing that everything's been done wrong. That conversation never goes well, no matter who's delivering it or how it's framed.