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In the past month we have seen the unprecedented heat of the Tokyo Olympics, NFL games and practices moved because of wildfire smoke, college and high school events, as well as another NFL game, moved because of the devastating effects of flooding and a host of other disruptions big and small from coast to coast …
There was a time about 100 years ago (it was actually 1984) when then St. John’s Sports Information Director the late Katha Quinn caused quite a stir when a reporter, Clemson Smith Muniz of the Daily News, wrote that the elite Red Storm men’s basketball players were being put through “Media Training.” It was partially …
A break from the sports business best practices, sort of… The past week we have been lucky to have my 25 year old daughter Christine home from graduate school at the University of Georgia, while her brother Andrew finishes his delayed senior film project at Drexel. Having Christine home, at age 25, made me think …
The issue and opportunity for Name Image and Likeness is still in the fits and starts stage, with a rush for Buzz and sizzle but not a whole lot of execution unless you are in the social space, just yet. However one of the areas that NIL can clear up is for student-athletes who have …
The first ten days of NIL have brought buzz, ridiculosity, hype, debate, confusion and even some great opportunities with a very long road ahead for what this will actually mean, and who will be the winners, and sadly, the duped losers in the coming months. Like other “opportunities” that have rushed to the forefront in …
“Growing up doesn’t mean getting older”….”Drive,” Ben Rector The end of the first half of 2021 brought a rush of career changes for people, as fiscal years ended and budgets opened up, or contracts ended, and some made the decision to move ahead and see what’s next. I have written about the personal impact Marv …
There it was this morning, news that one of the major leagues had brought on a prominent “influencer” and TikTok star to help them as an advisor. All well and good, another league trying to make a splash by involving someone with a larger following who may have an interest in the game, someone who …
They have always been the iconic role models that have shaped thousands of lives, from little league to the highest level of competition. They are dedicated and driven, mercurial and emotional, volunteers and mercenaries, teachers and mentors. They are coaches. Yet for all the time, effort and value they put in, these men and women usually never …
It was June 14, 1994 and we were living in Princeton, New Jersey after I finished my first year as head of public relations for the Philadelphia 76ers. We were in Princeton because my wife Laura was still commuting to New York for her work at Paramount, and it made for a good midway point …
I have heard several times in the past year about the “Newspaper strike theory.” The theory goes that if a consumer doesn’t have something for 28 days, he or she will form new habits and will rarely change back. It is the reason, the theory surmises, as to why newspaper strikes rarely if ever lasted …