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Going Off The Grid: From Paying College Athletes To Late-Night TV Preferences

A survey of sports execs offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, opinions on paying college athletes and late-night TV hosts:

  • "Real Sports" Senior Producer Joe Perskie – Learns pop songs from his 4-year-old.
  • USA Swimming CMO Matt Farrell – Calls Twitter his "new front page."
  • Marketing Arm Senior VP/New Business Mary O'Connor – TMZ is her guilty pleasure.
  • Meis Architects Dir of Business Josh Boren – TV junkie and Twitter addict.

Going Off The Grid
Weirdest place you've made a business call Favorite late-night TV host Should college athletes be paid in some form? Pandora, Spotify or Apple Music? Should local gov't help pay for pro sports facilities?

Perskie
Guantanamo Bay Stephen Colbert or John Oliver How about a real education. Not in my back yard

Farrell
P&G Family Home at the Olympics
(non-Olympic sponsor!)
Was Jon Stewart, will be Stephen Colbert Apple Music Yes

O'Connor
Jimmy Fallon No - They're paid in scholarships and training Apple Music No

Boren
Treatment room at a veterinarian's office Yes - Too much money in college sports not to Pandora Infrastructure at the very least

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an e-mail to adamharris@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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