Articles posted in June 2011

Kent Sterling Hired as New Program Director at 101 ESPN in St. Louis
June 10, 2011

by Kent Sterling My wife is running around the house singing, “Meet Me in St. Louis”.  That has nothing to do with the job offer I accepted at 101 ESPN in that city.  She saw the Judy Garland movie as a kid, and 30-some years later, it continues to stick. The first post written here […]

Lauren Spierer’s Disappearance – a Parent’s Worst Nightmare
June 9, 2011

by Kent Sterling Sending a child to college is hard on the psyche of a parent.  The little nugget of fear that is planted in the soul of parents when a child is born grows a little like the Grinch’s heart at the end of the animated Christmas classic. All parents put themselves into the […]

Stacy Paetz Out at Fox Sports Indiana
June 3, 2011

by Kent Sterling The media is a fickle mistress.  Sometimes through no fault of the employee, they are told to stay home tomorrow – and the day after that, and on and on. It’s silly.  It’s subjective.  And it should always be totally expected because as certain as are death and taxes, so is being […]

Chicago Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts – Slow-playing Genius or in Over His-Head Stooge?
June 2, 2011

by Kent Sterling Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times asked Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts what’s wrong with his team.  The answer that came back as he reportedly sprinted away was, “Nothing, just a lot of injuries. We’ll be fine.” Cubs fans are all hoping that Ricketts was avoiding the rather obvious truth that regardless of […]