Dan Patrick: Dan Patrick's Next Destination Is Duller Than You Think

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Report: Dan Patrick Already Has Radio Syndication Deal in Place
Published 7/12/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... and Deadspin. ...

Dan Patrick Pulled Off The Air Again ESPN Refuses To Level With Listeners
Published 7/13/2007 at SPORTSbyBROOKS
ESPN INSULTS LISTENERS (AGAIN) WITH PATRICK DEBACLE: Anyone with detectable electrical activity inside their cranium knew that allowing Dan Patrick on the radio for four more weeks after his announced departure wasn't going to end well. The same day (yesterday) the CHICAGO TRIBUNE reported that Patrick had signed a deal to syndicate a new radio show out of something called the Content Factory, ESPN ripped him off the air, plugged in Scott Van Pelt as a stopgap and stripped the show of Patrick-based production elements. Same thing today. Patrick is obviously done, but our favorite sports media monolith once again insults its listeners by refusing to level with them on what happened. That, our friends, is what happens when you have no competition - you become arrogant. And that arrogance is what continues to alienate ESPN's audience and is signaling the network's decline ...

The downfall of credibility
Published 8/11/2008 by Andy at Press Row
... to be exclusive is more about ego,” said one beat writer from a major NFL market. “These people are competitive. They like to see their names go across the screen on the sports ticker or be recognized on Pro Football Talk. It’s human nature. People like to see and hear themselves be praised.” Just look above at all the publicity Glazer won for his Favre coup earlier this month. Think back to all the coverage Dan Patrick received when he changed jobs, or even how much love Jamie Mottram saw when he ...