BREAKING NEWS: ESPN/ABC Snags Nate Silver from New York Times; Reportedly...
Well, here’s a shocker on a late Friday night. It appears “Olbermann” has made its first outside hire and it’s political/baseball statistician Nate Silver. The man who gained prominence using his...
View ArticleVarious Monday Linkage
Ok, let’s break out some links for the beginning of the workweek. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch in his Monday column talks with outgoing, but not retiring Fox MLB analyst Tim McCarver and looks...
View ArticleIt’s Official! Nate Silver Joins ESPN/ABC in a Myriad of Roles
After getting this news from Brian Stelter of the New York Times on Friday, we now have the official announcement of statistical guru Nate Silver joining ESPN/ABC. Here are some of the highlights of...
View ArticleDoing Some Thursday Linkage
It’s Thursday already? My goodness, the time flies. Lots of links to get to, so little time. Let’s not delay any further. Jon Weisman at Variety recaps Keith Olbermann’s appearance at the TV Critics...
View ArticleBreaking Out The Friday Linkage
Ok, time for some linkage on a Friday. Let’s get to this. Matt Yoder of Awful Announcing reports that NBC Sports Network, formerly Versus, also known as OLN, and once the Outdoor Life Network, will...
View ArticleGrinding Out the Tuesday Linkage
Ok, lots of linkage to get to. Let’s not waste any time. Ken Fuchs, the Vice President of Yahoo Global Media talks about two new programs being co-produced by Yahoo and NBC Sports. John Ourand and...
View ArticleESPN’s New Five ThirtyEight Site Announces Editorial Team
Since ESPN announced it had hired the wonky Nate Silver to join its team, it’s been developing the Five ThirtyEight site to his wishes. Today, we have some of the editorial staff that will led by the...
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