by Kent Sterling For almost 700 people who have built a career with the Tribune Company, yesterday was the day they and their families had dreaded. In sports, athletes get a visit from “the Turk” to tell them they have been cut. The deed in media is done by a manager accompanied by a human […]
by Kent Sterling KentSterling.com tells the truth through the eyes of Kent Sterling, which makes it inherently unique. That’s pretty simple. That’s the brand, and everything posted here reinforces it. The drive to tell the truth isn’t a marketing position, but the only thing I believe to be worth my time and effort. Writing is […]
by Kent Sterling Not sure if I’m the only person in the media who wrestles with this, but I really don’t like to be critical of people who play collegiate athletics. They are amateurs, students, and barely out of high school. That should keep their behavior from being dissected under a high intensity microscope. Life […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana Pacers power forward David West is a thoughtful guy. He thinks before he speaks, and answers questions without using cliches. I love interviewing him because the quality of the questions drives the quality of the answers. You do not walk up to West, shove a micrpone in his face, and say, […]
by Kent Sterling My God, could there be a more compelling guest list in sports radio? Indiana Pacers forward David West, Coach Rick Venturi, and IU guard Austin Etherington will share their insights with Fox 59 Sports Director Chris Hagan and me. West is an incredibly thoughtful guy, who actually listens and resounds to questions […]
by Kent Sterling There was a time before Mike Pence was Indiana’s governor, a time before he was a congressman, a time when he was a talk radio host on Network Indiana and WIBC in Indianapolis. And he was one of the hosts with whom I had the most fun working with. When I had […]
by Kent Sterling Adversity is a wonderful thing. It allows us to examine, plot, and re-invent. Many of us are too fearful to cause ourselves adversity, so when it is delivered to us on a silver platter, it should be embraced. Some friends of mine were fired last week in St. Louis. It happens. A […]
by Kent Sterling The NCAA has reversed field on two decisions to ban eligibility of athletes because of media pressure, so it might make some sense to have a media member evaluate decisions on the front end of the process so they don’t appear incompetent once the rulings are questioned and reversed. The latest couple […]
by Kent Sterling It’s a nonsense election for a position on the Houston Community College Board of Trustees, and the guy who won obviously has a warped sense of humor, but the voters who pushed a button next to David Wilson’s name are the same idiots responsible for saddling America with elected officials at all […]
by Kent Sterling “Ahead of the Curve” might be the best investment of two hours you can make – not just in media, but in your lives. The level of wisdom dispensed by Kent Sterling and Chris Hagan stretches beyond sports into the realm of life coaching. Yes, you will be better people for listening […]