"The North Star is to honor the relationship between audience and creator. If we’re going to tap into that commercially, we need to respect that foundation and not cheapen it just to try to push stuff out in a more efficient way, or to substitute."
"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."
"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."
"Radio companies have made it a priority to give women and minorities more opportunities at the Market Manager level, but it doesn't excuse a lack of progress in programming."
"Young broadcasters are trying to prove themselves, just like the players are. They are trying to improve, like the players, in leagues where making mistakes are inevitable. How else do you learn?"
"What I was doing three or four years ago as a PD has changed. Today as a brand manager you just have to be able to be adaptive, go with the changes, be open to ideas and come up with new ideas. You can’t wait for it to come to you."
"It’s a different sports market when you come from such a die-hard city where people are raised and their dads were raised to root for certain teams. You just don’t have that down here."
"What is the value of a podcast? For you younger broadcasters, it’s a tremendous way to get more and more of your personal content out there for an audience."
"When it comes to calling either college games, pro games or a combination of both always be prepared. That is the one thing that never changes no matter what sport or level you are calling."
"With mental health being an important issue today, I wonder how many talent are affected by their exposure to harmful social media content without us knowing."
"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."
"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."
"When talent starts publicly pushing back against the direction, narrative and formula that executives have relied on for years, perhaps it's time for those executives to listen."