Category Archives: Media

Breakfast with Kent – Re-Pete’s Seahawks thrash Pack; Big Ten’s big weekend; Colts Luck needed; Geno Auriemma gains media
September 5, 2014

USC cornerback Josh Shaw may be about to go from life-saving hero to lying burglar
August 27, 2014

by Kent Sterling The truth is never as far away from being discovered as liars believe it to be, and if the truth is something other than Southern Cal cornerback Josh Shaw’s tale of heroism in rescuing his nephew, his life is about to take a drastic and unsavory turn. Shaw’s original explanation for his […]

IBJ article on Kent Sterling Show excellent, but incomplete – more questions to answer
August 24, 2014

by Kent Sterling Anthony Schottle of the Indianapolis Business Journal does a great job covering media in central Indiana. He’s accurate, fair, and actually transcribes quotes accurately – a major point of differentiation between him and several of the other guys doing the same job in other markets. When he called on Thursday to talk […]

Washington Redskins debate – Mike Carey vs. Mike Ditka, which would you rather your son emulate?
August 21, 2014

by Kent Sterling There are smart people whom I respect who see nothing wrong with the Washington Redskins using what amounts to a racial epithet as their nickname. Some NFL teams have chosen animals like Bears, Lions, Rams, Seahawks, and Falcons to represent their franchises, while others honored hard-working blue collar workers like Packers and […]

Bob Kravitz stuns Indy media world; leaves Indianapolis Star for WTHR-13 and WTHR.com
August 15, 2014

by Kent Sterling It was inevitable that some media company would throw a lot of cash and security at former Indianapolis Star sports columnist Bob Kravitz for his estimable talent and brand value, and WTHR has more cash than anyone in Indianapolis media, so their decision to go all in on Kravitz makes complete sense. […]

Bob Kravitz moving from Indianapolis Star to WTHR-TV and WTHR.com shocks Indy media landscape
August 11, 2014

by Kent Sterling Life is tough in media, especially in print. Newspapers are dying. Fewer and fewer people read them, and as a result fewer people are able to earn money creating content for them. Misery in print reaches everyone. Without a vibrant and critical press, crooks avoid a key area of checks and balances. […]

Phillip B. Wilson slides out at Indy Star and into Scout.com
August 7, 2014

by Kent Sterling The evolution of media in Indianapolis continued this week as longtime sportswriter Phillip B. Wilson resigned from his position at the Indy Star and accepted a position to provide unique insight and information about the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers under the Scout.com umbrella. Content is king these days and with the […]

Attacking Mary Willingham’s credibility won’t change UNC-Chapel Hill’s guilt in using athletes
August 6, 2014

by Kent Sterling In the midst of an academic scandal, fans of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are borrowing liberally from the disgraceful and unprincipled playbook of the Richard Nixon presidency. Last night, I was watching the excellent “Nixon by Nixon – In His Own Words” documentary on HBO as my iPhone […]

Ray Rice to talk to the media about the domestic violence in the casino elevator – and he shouldn’t
July 31, 2014

by Kent Sterling There is a great scene in the film Moneyball where Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane completes a trade with a rival GM on the phone, and hangs up while the guy is still talking. When questioned by his assistant about disconnecting so abruptly, Beane explains, “When you get the answer you want, hang […]

NFL’s Adolphus Birch swings weakly and misses with inane and sanctimonious explanation of Ray Rice suspension
July 29, 2014

by Kent Sterling There is a queasy feeling people get when lawyers babble in circles when responding to tough questions they have no interest in honestly answering. That feeling came and never left during Mike & Mike’s interview yesterday with NFL senior vice president of labor policy Aldopho Birch as he danced clumsily around questions […]