by Kent Sterling New Years Eve and Day are traditional times for reflection, dreaming, and beginning a quest to be better people that might last as long as three days. Rather than fail miserably at my own resolution, my first order of business is to project resolutions onto others, so they become responsible not only […]
by Kent Sterling “Now batting for ‘Ahead of the Curve’ on 1070 the Fan, Bob Kravitz, Kravitz.” You can almost hear the resonant voice of the late New York Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard announcing Kravitz as the pinch hitter for Fox 59’s Chris Hagan as my co-host, can’t you? Well, I can. Award winning […]
by Kent Sterling In terms a punter would understand, the first Pat McAfee Show was a towering kick that resulted in a fair catch at the 12 yard line. There is room for improvement, but for a first effort, pinning the opponent inside their own five was not a realistic goal. Putting together a show […]
by Kent Sterling Twitter is fascinating. Real time and precise measurement of audience is not something I’m familiar with having been in radio for years. It’s also a fun and immediate mode of communication with an audience who then can immediately reply directly. Those you want to read, you follow. Those you don’t want to […]
by Kent Sterling When did Indiana Basketball secure the state border in the first place? At no point in the history of the program has IU been able to simply choose who it likes from among the state’s best players. Connor Killoren of the Indiana Daily Student would like you to believe that Indiana has chosen […]
by Kent Sterling Retired Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison will be a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and be forced to speak in public, a task he will loathe more than dropping a sure touchdown pass thrown by longtime partner in crime Peyton Manning, but that will have to wait at least […]
by Kent Sterling Former Indiana Pacers beat reporter and briefly the new lead Colts guy Mike Wells, will begin work covering the Colts for ESPN on August 5th. Terry Hutchens is gone as the Indiana University beat reporter, and Wells former spot on the Pacers beat is being manned by Michael Pointer on an interim […]
by Kent Sterling “It’s all about content, dumbasses,” is what I shout on a daily basis to people in the media. The delivery system is entirely beside the point. Unique content is everything. I’m sure there were and are people at the Indianapolis Star who are wondering what the hell a bunch of ink stained […]
by Kent Sterling No one really knows how many people are watching TV or listening to the radio. The ratings methodologies are flawed as hell, and are only accurate over an extended period of time. With Twitter, there is no doubt about the accuracy, so when I started doing a little research on a piece […]