Tag Archives: Mark Boyle

Indy’s Morning Sports List – Nine of my favorite sports media types in Indiana
December 4, 2015

[Ed. Note – These are not rankings, and since their original publication early this morning I have removed the numbers to alleviate any confusion.  Seems several of the people listed were quite sensitive as to where they fell on the list.  I literally drew their names out of a hat  to determine the order.  There […]

Chicago Cubs to leave WGN Radio after 90 years for CBS cluster including WBBM
June 4, 2014

by Kent Sterling It would be very easy to crush the Chicago Cubs ownership for their greed in leaving WGN for Chicago’s CBS cluster of stations, but WGN was the change agent here. Ratings and revenue were down because of the protracted rebuilding mess, so WGN exercised an out last year that made 2014 the […]

Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson Get Full-Court Pressed by Mario Andretti
May 20, 2014

by Bert Beiswanger Sunday  was one of those perfect sports days in Indianapolis. The city was front and center on ABC for the better part of six hours – first for Indy 500 qualifying and then the much anticipated Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals match-up between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat. All the while, […]

After Mike Wells ESPN.com Piece, I’m a Fan of Indianapolis Colts Running Back Trent Richardson
December 6, 2013

by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Colts running back Trent Richardson did what men do yesterday.  He took responsibility for his lackluster performance in his quotes to Mike Wells in an espn.com post. Adversity reveals character, and Colts running back Trent Richardson showed some. In “Hoosiers,” Myra Fleener’s mom tells Norman Dale, “The sun don’t shine on the same […]

September Twitter Rankings Update for Indianapolis Sports Media
September 30, 2013

It’s the last day of the month, so it’s time to update the Twitter rankings for the Indianapolis media.  You can either embrace Twitter as a way to immediately communicate directly with a limitless number of media consumers or not.  With every opportunity that passes to build a brand, the value of that brand recedes. […]

Conversation with Mark Boyle Prompts Reflection About Radio Management
September 24, 2013

by Kent Sterling Indiana Pacers radio play-by-play Mark Boyle is a fascinating guy.  Every conversation involves questions and commentary that are unfiltered.  Talking to him requires focus because if he asks a question, he is genuinely curious about the response.  There are a lot of people who ask questions to be polite, and then check […]