On days like this when I’m feeling especially despondent (honestly, I’m far too devastated from something that happened last night to even dogwhistle my way into some sort of explanation), I feel particularly aghast at what we consider to be newsworthy. This was an actual update from Business Insider’s Ryan Hogg that dropped yesterday : … Read more
I like to think I’m OK at what I do, even if it’s currently a mere shadow of the level of accomplishment I’d prefer still to have. I’ve been blessed with encountering literally thousands of people who are far more successful, respected and loved who inspire and challenge me to continue to improve, even as … Read more
The shock waves that echoed through the sports world that soon spread beyond yesterday when the PGA and LIV golf tours announced they were merging were significant. The New York Post’s Jenna Lemoncelli succinctly recapped the key talking points in an article yesterday for anyone late to this particular tee time: PGA Tour and LIV … Read more
Even though I’ve yet to work in the Las Vegas local TV market, I know quite a bit about it. Ever since it started producing metered overnight ratings in the early 90s we noticed that the unique combination of a 24-hour lifestyle, extensive penetration of local cable via one dominant provider (Cox) and the exponential … Read more
The news wasn’t unexpected, given that it was teased relentlessly by media “leaks” over the weekend, while thousands of enthusiasts and media execs convened at SoFi Stadium in finally sunny Los Angeles for one of the preeminent live events of the year. But the impact of the story that broke just a few minutes ago … Read more
The news was not unexpected. Anyone who has followed sports, media or business knew about this Ides of March was going to be a hallmark day in the history of how and where fans see their favorite teams’ games. Still, the news that reverberated through all of these industries’ publications yesterday was still dramatic, such … Read more
As someone who has been that proverbial old man yelling at cloud when it comes to media caring one iota about ratings, I have been more than a bit bemused by both the level of scrutiny and spin that we’ve seen from the CW, the LIV Golf Tour and its competitors about how successful-or not-the … Read more
Seems like every time the Super Bowl is held in Glendale, Arizona a really amazing afternoon unfolds. Certainly, the football and the drama that unfolded last night during the Kansas City Chiefs’ thrilling 38-35 comeback victory against the Philadelphia Eagles–only the second time in the game’s 57-year history where a team trailing at halftime came … Read more
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and that always means a day devoted slavishly to watching TV. And for many of my onetime friends and colleagues at FOX Sports, who are carrying today’s event, they are especially eager to see this day come. It’s the first-ever post-season matchup of Philadelphia and Kansas City, two teams with only … Read more
It was yet another slow and, frankly, lonely day, one that I’d hoped would have been shared with friends watching the NFL conference championships, but those two damn pesky realities, lack of money and lack of healthy football-loving people willing to have someone over, got in the way. So I wound up scrolling for something … Read more