by Kent Sterling Yesterday’s Brickyard 400 (I’m choosing to remove all sponsorship mentions because I would like to leave some room for content in this 800 word post) was attended by approximately 85,000 (an estimation by Curt Cavin of the Indianapolis Star), roughly one-third of the permanent seating capacity, and that is a failure shared […]
by Kent Sterling There are a lot of people in radio who resent the grind of the job, and feel preyed upon because they need to deliver relevance to an audience with specific expectations for a show. Whatever else I may be, I will never be one of those people. I have been a weekday […]
by Kent Sterling Americans like to think we are pretty damn smart and savvy, but the World Cup showed that sports fans from everywhere but America are geniuses in comparison. Soccer is not the most exciting gamete watch. The ball spends much more time in the middle of the field than near the goals, and […]
by Kent Sterling Never have so many talked so much about a story without any facts. Brian Windhorst is on every Sportscenter saying that he doesn’t know anything again and again and again. Josina Anderson stands in the streets of Cleveland talking about the people parked outside James’ house. Mark Schwartz is in Miami talking […]
by Kent Sterling The challenge of creating from whole cloth a three-hour sportstalk radio show each weekday is much more fun than I thought it would be – and I thought it would be a riot. That is what surprised me most during the first week of hosting the Kent Sterling Show (catchy name) Monday-Friday […]
by Kent Sterling One person talks, and another listens. One person reveals, and another evaluates. One person says something funny, and another laughs. One person shares perspective, and another thinks. That’s radio. It’s not quite that simple. If you are like me, I talk back when I listen to the radio. I look crazy as […]
Indy Star’s Bob Kravitz on Jim Irsay’s struggles with addiction
by Kent Sterling Bob Kravitz is one of my favorite columnists for the same reason I enjoy him as a friend – he is always openminded in his relentless pursuit of the truth, and is always willing to acknowledge when he does not know something. A lot of guys try to make it up as […]
by Kent Sterling Whatever else might be said about the weekly effort Fox 59’s Chris Hagan and I put out on 1070 the Fan each Saturday, those two hours were always the best of my day. Today’s final edition was no different. Indy Star columnist Bob Kravitz and Rick Venturi joined us to shed their […]
by Kent Sterling Going out with a bang and not a whimper is the goal. It’s been a lot of fun, but today’s “Ahead of the Curve” will be the final installment. I’m headed to CBS Sports 1430 to begin hosting a show weekdays from 3p-6p beginning June 23rd, and for obvious reasons that means […]
by Kent Sterling I’m moving to do afternoons on CBS Sports 1430 on June 23, but that doesn’t mean the final two “Ahead of the Curve” shows are going to be mailed in. Disrespecting listeners’ time is not what 1070 the Fan was built on, and I would never insult it by not presenting the […]