After The Ringer’s Jonathan Tjarks passed away at 34 following battle with rare cancer, a GoFundMe page is helping his family
Tjarks had been battling a rare sarcoma since 2021, and had written about that for The Ringer.
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FanDuel announces rebrand of TVG to FanDuel TV, launch of OTT service FanDuel+, new show with Kay Adams
"We intend for FanDuel TV to sit at the intersection of live sports and interactive content."
Brian Barrett leaves WEEI to launch a Boston sports podcast at Bill Simmons’ The Ringer
Ringer founder and CEO Bill Simmons said "Obviously this is an important podcast for me because it’s all my teams in the city I care about. I really wanted to find the right person."
Lindsay Jones, the PFWA president and a senior NFL writer for The Athletic, joins The Ringer as a senior NFL editor
"I will still very much be in the NFL media space, tweeting, podcasting, etc."
Bill Simmons looks back at his HBO show “Any Given Wednesday”: “Podcasts have replaced shows like that.”
"The 40 raw minutes were better than the 12 edited minutes. So stuff like that made me think, “What is the upside at this point of a TV interview show versus a podcast?"
Scott Van Pelt to reporters: ‘Do you even like sports’
"Do you even like sports?"
The Ringer and WWE are teaming up for a new audio network exclusive to Spotify
'The Masked Man Show' will be rebranded as 'The Ringer Wrestling Show.'
The Ringer Union ratifies collective bargaining agreement with Spotify
Recognized by management in 2019, the Ringer Union has ratified a CBA.
Twitter data shows how Thom Brennaman’s “There’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos” only really took off a month later
"The mid-apology play-by-play, ESPN’s Pablo Torre says, 'was like listening to the band play on as the Titanic was sinking. Except the band was also somehow the iceberg.'"
The Ringer staff unhappy at company hiring high-profile contractors over employees, marginalizing union
Bill Simmons unfollowing employees supporting the Ringer Union was also scrutinized.
Staffers at The Ringer coordinate a social media campaign in support of the Ringer Union
The union is pushing for salary minimums, pathways to promotion, and cost of living adjustments.
NBA reporter Jackie MacMullan to join The Ringer for podcasts, will remain at ESPN
MacMullan will host a narrative NBA podcast, while appearing on several of The Ringer's audio programs.
Spotify will pay a reported $250 million for The Ringer
Bill Simmons got his asking price -- and more.
