It’s a shame when two good people lose their jobs. It’s also a shame when radio listeners lose daily contact with voices they have come to trust as friends. Both happened today when iHeart Media decided Jake Query and Derek Schultz should no longer have a daily show on WNDE 1260AM. The writing was on […]
Don Cherry spent many years hosting Coaches Corner on Hockey Night in Canada in his own unique way. Today, he responded in a unique way to being fired for comments interpreted by Canada Sportsnet as racist and intolerant. “I have just learned I’ve been fired by Sportsnet for comments made on Coach’s Corner Nov. 9, no […]
Sports media person voices polarizing opinion about something other than sports; people are outraged and complain; sports media person is fired. Bing, bang, bong. That’s how it ended for Don Cherry, the guy who has worn outrageous suits on Canada Sportsnet’s “Hockey Night in Canada” for the past 40 years. He veered from his lane, and […]
There are people who are celebrating Dan Dakich’s five-day suspension as a valid consequence for the behavior of a guy who irritates them – and they are misguided. Dan is the best thing to happen to Indiana sports media since Mayflower trucks rolled into town carrying all of the worldly belongings of the Indianapolis Colts. […]
Watching the Patriots roll over the Giants on Thursday Night Football last night, I heard Joe Buck declared Bill Belichick as the greatest coach in NFL history. How the hell does Buck know whether Belichick is a better coach today than George Halas or Curly Lambeau were in the 1920s? Does Don Shula not merit […]
Pat McAfee is smart as hell, engaging as hell, and restless as hell. That gives him a hell of a shot at being a successful sports talk radio host. As a standalone gig, a daily radio show is a lot of work. Coupled with his roster of responsibilities as an analyst for ESPN’s Thursday night college football […]
As a man, Dan Le Batard did the right thing by voicing his opinion about President Donald Trump’s tweets. As an ESPN employee, he asked for trouble by doing it on his radio show. Le Batard will not host his radio show today. Whether that was his choice or ESPN’s is unclear, but his absence […]
Sports media is a tough business. Talk to anyone who’s trying to make a career out of talking or writing about sports, and they will tell you. Few media companies are in growth mode – most are continually shaving payroll and staff. Having a job is a win. Keeping it is another win. Having a […]
Radio’s death has been greatly exaggerated for the past 20 years. Since digital audio became a thing, people have been sounding the alarm that traditional radio is on its last legs. Those last legs continue to run, and the reason has nothing to do with closing the tech gap, app growth, or the advantage radio has […]
Michigan Basketball is broken, and only Juwan Howard can fix it. Forget the two trips to the NCAA National Championship Game, Big 10 Championships, and Big Ten Tournament titles. John Beilein’s 12 seasons as the head coach at Michigan were clearly a disappointment. The time has come to reclaim the brand value of the Fab […]
