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One of the good things about not sleeping much is you get ample time to think…and usually that’s a good thing. The other night I was watching one of the “Save The Children” ads on TV and remembered when we had donated to a charity a few years ago and got in the mail a …
For this week’s “Teaching Thursday” q and a we go to the University of Arkansas, and Assistant Department Chair Steve Dittmore. Steve is another industry veteran who has worked with students at schools small (East Stroudsburg) and big, and has also spent a good amount of time in the Olympic world. We wanted to ask …
There was a time not too long ago when many thought that audio as a medium was almost dead. We live in a video world, we need to see things, no one has time to sit by a radio… Then along came podcasting, and itunes and digital audio and Sirius/XM and I Heart Radio and …
As baseball winds down in North America, it is just getting going in Australia. The Australian Baseball League now heads into its seventh season, and the league, and the sport in general, have been buoyed by the coming World Baseball Classic, the inclusion of the sport in the 2020 Olympics, and the continued grassroots support …
I have no stake in this game, other than the ongoing support for my friend and colleague Dan Lauria, who I have worked with on three projects, “Lombardi,” “Dinner with the Boys,” and “A Christmas Story,” and my ongoing strong interest in the crossover space that exists between Hollywood and sport. So when I tuned …
They have never been the quickest to adjust to new thinking the NCAA. At the NACDA/CoSIDA Convention in Dallas in June, school PR heads were still fitting and hawing over “internet media” and who and how they should credential for games bug and small. Instead of aggressively embracing, there was still a wide gap as …
The college space big and small continues to be pretty unwieldy for both those working in the space, and those looking to engage in it. Where can one go for the best, most concise and consistent information at all levels, and how can even a casual observer be informed? One of the go-to places for …
As we hit the summer months, and the chances of quick downpours increase not just for baseball but for NASCAR, golf, even tennis, how come few teams or leagues have taken a shot at sponsoring the rain delay? The Cubs have come up with Reynolds Wrap as a tarp sponsor, the Red Sox splash …
Saving lives through awareness and prevention one test at a time has been the dogged push for over twenty years for veteran MLB personality Ed Randall. A prostate cancer survivor, his “Fans For The Cure” Foundation has worked independently from an official designation for Major League Baseball for years raising funds and awareness for prostate …
It was with some shock and disappointment that amidst the Yes Network’s televising of Yankees Old Timers Day it was mentioned that it is the only Old Timers celebration in baseball, surprising as that may seem. A sport that prides itself on its history and tradition, that once had a sponsored nationwide series that honored …