There are always risks in signing long term contracts. An underlying theme of long deals is whether or not the value will be there as the contract goes on. That is the type of risk that CBS Sports and ESPN accepted when signing the new multi-year, megabucks media rights deals...
I was caddying for Mark Rhode at the Greater Milwaukee Open back in the early 1980's, and we had a very, very early tee time. The "luxury" hotel that I was staying in for about $18 a night did not have an alarm...
"For the citizen journalists out there (e,g, bloggers), a dream has been to be credentialed to follow a NFL team and reach NFL Nirvana: being credentialed to cover the Super Bowl.Impossible? Pipe dream? For the...
Downtown Athens, GA is packed today with families attending the Twilight Criterium. The local newspaper web server cannot handle the explosion in traffic and local news radio is not running live reports. Will post more as it happens. I cannot get out and get pictures for...
Note: This was originally published on Eye on Sports MediaThere was never any doubt that big changes were afoot at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution when they offered buyouts to members of the sports department. A bunch of big names at the AJC did take them, including...
opinion by Christopher Byrne | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 880 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Athens, GA (Apr 17, 2009) - PGA Tour Player Brendon Todd never had a hole-in-one in competitive competition until yesterday. In the first round of the Nationwide Tour's Athens Regional Foundation Classic, he aced...
Athens, GA (Apr 16, 2009) - "Webb is on the grounds," called out the Nationwide Tour media representative around 11:35 this morning. He was talking about Tour Player Brennan Webb, whose arrival at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic for his 1:00 pm tee time had been in...
Note: This was originally published on Eye on Sports Media.The eyes of the college basketball world will be on Ford Field in Detroit tonight as "hometown" team Michigan State takes on North Carolina for the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. If you believe...
Note: This was originally published on Eye on Sports Media on January 14, 2009. Athens, GA (Jan 14, 2009) - The day I went to work for the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a Contracting Officer back in 1993, the man who hired me, Tom McEntaggart, asked me to...
"Athens, GA (Nov 20, 2008) - "It's our ball an if you don't like our rules, too bad!" That seemed to be the underlying message on Tuesday's ESPN media call announcing the acquisition of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) contract for 2011 through 2014. Not matter how the...
"Costa Mesa, CA (Nov 13, 2008) - There were four news "events" this week related to the rights ownership of broadcast sports properties. First, you had what some called the "Heidi game" of NASCAR. The second was news that the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is entertaining the...
"Athens, GA (Oct 23, 2008) - During the Fox Sports pre-game show for last night's World Series opening game between the Phillies and the Rays, the presidential candidates participated in taped narratives. So they got their equal time. But little did we know that the alleged...
Note: This was originally published on Eye on Sports Media.Athens, GA (Oct 20, 2008) - The chill of Autumn has arrived in Georgia. The National and American Leagues have each concluded their championship series....
Athens, GA (Oct 15, 2008) - When preparing last week's NFL broadcasting assignments story, a strange name appeared in the assignment as the sideline reporter for the Bears - Falcons game: Buck Lanford. More than...
New York City, NY (July 12, 2008) - Sitting in the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel in Midtown NYC, Rollie Fingers walks by, seemingly oblivious to everything around him. When asked for a photograph for this article, he bruskly walks by saying he is just too tired. But...
created by Christopher Byrne | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 297 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment