"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."
“I remember keynote people that really blew me away. Terry Bradshaw comes to mind. He was one of the finest keynote speakers we ever had. Coach Lou Holtz."
I worked in nearly every department on the programming side. Morning producer/co-host, middays, nights, afternoons, MD/APD, and then into imaging and the off-air creative side of things. Still, today, it gives me a unique perspective as a voice-over guy.
"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."