Greg Olsen flippantly told Tom Brady ‘This TV thing sucks’ during their first Fox meeting
"Greg said, 'Tom, I gotta tell ya, this TV thing sucks.' It was great, we were dying laughing."
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Joe Buck says ESPN asked him to call a MLB game this year: ‘I don’t have that itch.’
"I’ve done baseball broadcasting since I was 19, professionally. I feel like I’ve done all I could do there. If someday I wanna go back and call a few games - maybe."
Joe Buck knows people at Fox who believe Tom Brady may never call a game there
"I know there are people at Fox who would say there’s a chance that he doesn’t call a game there."
Jim Nantz calls discussing Tom Brady’s divorce during NFL broadcast ‘out of bounds’
"I’m gonna be there to cover a football game, I want to be respectful."
Chris Russo concedes ESPN gave him a wrist slap for telling Howard Stern his First Take salary
"Somebody from ESPN sent a text to my agent with two words: 'Not helpful.'"
ESPN gave Stephen A. Smith the freedom Dan Le Batard sought
"ESPN can’t keep Stephen A. there exclusively. He’s got too much power, too much leverage, he’s made First Take his own show"
Rich Eisen skeptical we’ll ever see Tom Brady in the Fox booth: ‘It is a lot of work’
"What Peyton Manning has done with his post playing career is more of a blueprint that I would think Brady would follow"
Rich Eisen says he’ll be “calling some [NFL] games” on NFL Network this season
"I don’t know if I’m at liberty to say which games I’m doing, but I love calling games."
Linda Cohn talks how she, Scott Van Pelt, and other anchors initially opposed the BottomLine showing scores before highlights
"He put on such a great debate saying everything we were thinking. 'Wait a minute, how are we telling people the score before they see the highlights? That doesn’t make any sense.'"
Brian Windhorst details relationship with LeBron James: “I didn’t go over to his house for wine and cigars”
"LeBron doesn’t have personal relationships like that with reporters, he hasn’t for a long time."
Erin Andrews thought Fox would hire Peyton Manning, not Tom Brady, to replace Troy Aikman
"I had convinced myself we were getting Peyton Manning."
Scott Van Pelt knows ESPN can’t replicate Charles Barkley’s ability to “not give a sh*t” on Inside the NBA
"You, me, everyone consuming this, we all love Inside the NBA. So I get when that show ends, that it’s a bummer for everybody."
Greg Gumbel doesn’t think broadcasters attract fans: “Moe, Larry, and Curly can do a good football game”
"The only thing a broadcaster can do is chase people away."
