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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."

Tony Reali is Writing His Next Chapter as ESPN ‘Around the Horn’ Concludes

"I think it’s ending because everything has to end."

Dan Le Batard: Golf Is the Only Sport Where the Camera Is So Close to the Emotions of It

“You’re seeing in that moment a person who is as happy as he can be, and as grateful as he can be. And you’re capturing the intimacy of that up his nostrils.”

Why Sports Media Should Be Celebrating Stephen A. Smith Resetting the Market With a New Record Breaking Contract at ESPN

"What Smith's new deal implies is that there's a reward for being at the top of your profession. It shows that ESPN values its top people too."

Tony Reali: Hosting ‘Around the Horn’ on ESPN ‘Never Felt Like Work’

"The next two months won’t feel like work. I enjoy doing it, I enjoy performing."

ESPN ‘Around The Horn’ to Host Final Show May 23

“Around the Horn has had a remarkable run of more than two decades,”

Barrett Media Welcomes Jon Lafayette as Sports Editor, Promotes Derek Futterman to Associate Sports Editor

"We want to share news, tell stories, highlight people, and explore business issues that effect all areas of the industry. But to do that, adjustments have to be made."

ESPN Plans to End Around the Horn After More Than Two Decades, Per Report

The show, which launched in 2002, has been hosted for the last 20 years by Tony Reali who took over in 2004 from original host Max Kellerman.

Jen Lada to Appear on Around the Horn

Lada will become the 58th panelist all-time on the show.

8 Panelists Paint The Full Picture of 20 Years of ‘Around The Horn’

"Most of them have good things to say about the show. Some of them don't. I'm including it all to paint a full picture of what the show is and what it is capable of."

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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."