"It was a matter of time. Colleagues of my age have been joking for years, what would last longer, our career or the newspaper industry itself. I won't even pretend I was overwhelmingly disappointed."
“Coming back to Kansas City and joining Pete Mundo and this incredible KCMO lineup is truly an honor. I’m incredibly grateful to Donna Baker and Pete for believing in me and giving me this opportunity."
"Everyone’s excited about this all the way to the top of our company. We’re going to see how this works and how it performs. From there, we’ll see what the strategy will be moving forward."
"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."
"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."
"We've made a significant investment in our broadcast product, our talent and the way we present this game to a national audience, and fans are responding."
"Worked with her at the Athletic for too short of a time, unfortunately. Really proud of the journalism we did together. Honestly, just really bummed that we don't get to continue it because we worked really well together."
"Watching college football on a Saturday. That ticker is peanut butter and jelly. Taking that thing of all the things you could take away from ESPN. That's what they chose?"
"It was a matter of time. Colleagues of my age have been joking for years, what would last longer, our career or the newspaper industry itself. I won't even pretend I was overwhelmingly disappointed."
“Coming back to Kansas City and joining Pete Mundo and this incredible KCMO lineup is truly an honor. I’m incredibly grateful to Donna Baker and Pete for believing in me and giving me this opportunity."