"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"Baseball is still asking you to commit to a six-month relationship and promising it will get good later. That’s a tougher sell than it used to be in today’s microwave media landscape."
"FOX reported an average audience of 10,228,000 viewers for the game itself, with peak viewership climbing to 12,148,000 between 10:30 and 10:45 p.m. ET."
"This year’s tournament didn’t just remind people why baseball matters. It reintroduced the sport to an audience constantly being pulled in a dozen different directions. The challenge now isn’t creating interest. It’s maintaining it."
"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."