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"I really can't tell you what's going to happen. We want them to stay. We want them to be good neighbors. And being good neighbors is to have some responsibility to their fans, right?" -- Chicago Alderman Tom Tunney, on the future of the Cubs at Wrigley Field (USA TODAY, 5/9).

"The point we are making is the broadcast business -- to be a healthy business and to be able to deliver the type and quality of events that it does -- needs to be a dual-revenue business” -- News Corp. COO Chase Carey, expounding on comments he made last month that Fox would look to go to cable if Internet TV service Aereo is allowed to capture and transmit over-the-air signals of the broadcast networks to consumers (LATIMES.com, 5/8).

“'Splash' has put diving on prime time TV, and diving clubs all across the country have kept telling me that they now have waiting lists, following the popularity of the show” -- Bronze Medal-winning British diver Tom Daley, on ABC’s reality show (MIAMI HERALD, 5/9).

"I finished the call, went to commercial and not five seconds later, (producer Dave Armbruster) says, 'guess what you forgot'" -- Baseball HOF broadcaster Marty Brennaman, on omitting his signature call -- "and this one belongs to the Reds" -- from Tuesday's radio broadcast of the Braves-Reds game (CINCINNATI.com, 5/8).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 6, 2024

Takeaways from a big sports weekend including The Kentucky Derby and F1's Miami Grand Prix; Caitlin Clark's WNBA preseason debut; a new RSN set to form in Chicago.

Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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