by Joe Lucia | Mar 13, 2022 | NFL, Sports Media
Over the last month or so, despite the season coming to an end, the NFL has been a popular subject in sports media circles. This might seem surprising, with the NBA and NHL in full swing and March Madness on the horizon, but the reason for the NFL’s media superiority...
by Milton Kent | Mar 12, 2022 | College Basketball, Sports Media
It’s mid-March and time for the question that annually grips millions of viewers on the verge of the NCAA basketball tournament. No, it’s not “Who’s going to be the No.1 overall seed?” or “Which player will use the tournament as a springboard to leave college to head...
by Milton Kent | Feb 7, 2022 | Sports Media
This spring, summer and fall, you can add Bruce Cunningham to the list of folks nestled on their couches watching the Orioles and Ravens embark on a new season, as Cunningham announced Sunday his retirement from the anchor desk at WBFF-TV 45. Cunningham, the only...
by Joe Lucia | Jan 10, 2022 | Sports Media
Last week, The Athletic was sold to the New York Times for a whopping $550 million. In a statement announcing the news, founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann told subscribers that nothing would change “at this time,” leaving the door open for future tweaks that could...
by Milton Kent | Jan 8, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles, Sports Media
When Major League Baseball returns from its lockout, Orioles fans will have a new/old place to listen to the team’s radio broadcasts. Orioles’ management announced a new deal with Hearst to air the team’s games on 98 Rock (WIYY 97.9 FM), WBAL (1090 AM and 101.5 FM),...
by Milton Kent | Jul 22, 2021 | Sports Media
Call this week a split decision for ESPN, as the channel grabbed a big, splashy win in finally snagging Peyton Manning for “Monday Night Football” (sort of), while taking a big, ugly loss in watching Maria Taylor scoot from its ranks seconds after anchoring NBA...
