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ESPN’s Removal Of The Bottomline May Have Exposed The More Hidden Distractions

"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."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Tommy Mattern, 105.7 The Point, 92.3 WIL, St. Louis

For 26 years — almost half his life —...

How Mitch Albom Convinced Christopher Gabriel to Give Talk Radio a Try

"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."

Why College Football Kicking Off Without Lee Corso Just Doesn’t Feel The Same

"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."

Nick Wright: ‘People Like Media Feuds’

"There are a lot of people who don’t necessarily watch the sports talk shows but really like when people involved in those shows appear to be feuding."

Tony Reali to Appear on ‘The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz’ Throughout the Week

"Let’s get it – let’s get around the popcorn. Let’s go, let’s go. We’ll do movies, we’ll have a game segment."

ESPN ‘Around the Horn’ Series Finale Averages 482,000 Viewers: Report

Karp reported that "Pardon the Interruption" with Tony Kornhesier and Michael Wilbon outdrew the finale of Around the Horn, eliciting an average of 649,000 viewers on the day.

Tony Reali Reveals Meetings With Two Networks in Interview With ‘The Ringer’

"Reali spoke to The Ringer in the days leading up to the finale of Around the Horn and revealed he’s spoken to several networks"

Around the Horn Closes Out Historic Run on ESPN

“I came into this world a stat boy, I’m going to leave it a stat boy. Thank you very much.”

Why ‘Around the Horn’ Lasted Longer Than It Should Have on ESPN

"The show was not cinema. The program was not a Picasso, but it was never meant to be."

Tony Reali Still Has Not Been Given a Reason by ESPN for ‘Around the Horn’ Cancelation

“Do I need one? I've gone through moments where, like, do I need one? Do I not need one?"

Tony Reali: ‘I’ve Written Scripts Five Months Ago’ for Final Around the Horn Episode

"It's a surreal feeling. How do you say goodbye to a show? I've watched how shows have said goodbye.”

Tony Reali To Dan Patrick: ‘My Contract Expires in August, and I’m Happy to Talk to Everybody and Anybody, Including ESPN’

"I know 4,953 episodes doesn’t happen by accident, it doesn’t happen even when somebody’s also doing a podcast and a streaming show and covering games on the weekend."

Woody Paige: People Became Comfortable With Concept of ESPN ‘Around the Horn’

"Well, college and high school kids really adopted it, and people who came home at 5:00 in the East would say, 'Well, let’s sit down and watch this.'"

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20 Brands in 20 Days: Tommy Mattern, 105.7 The Point, 92.3 WIL, St. Louis

For 26 years — almost half his life —...

How Mitch Albom Convinced Christopher Gabriel to Give Talk Radio a Try

"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."

Why College Football Kicking Off Without Lee Corso Just Doesn’t Feel The Same

"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."

Ken West WERS-FM: Community Over Commercial Radio Model

"It's important because fun is contagious. Fun can trickle down to staff and trickle out of the speakers to the listener."