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'The Horn' makes debut on Austin FM radio
SPORTS MEDIA 'The Horn' makes debut on Austin FM radio By John Maher AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, November 03, 2009 After a few stutter steps and perhaps a fake reverse, sports talk in Austin made its debut on FM radio Monday. Listeners were able to hear local sports talk, including ...
ESPN has too much power? Viewers decide
miamiherald.com — For years, major colleges from lower-profile conferences have bent over backward to accommodate ESPN, scheduling basketball games... at midnight, football games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and asking ``How high?'' when ESPN says jump. (more) ESPN has too much power? Viewers decide
The ESPN Years
6.midmajority.com — History, as Winston Churchill once said, is written by the victors. I disagree. That only holds true... for the quick sweeps of human affairs, the kind in schoolbooks and multiple-choice tests. Interesting failures have more to teach us; the trajectories ... (more) The ESPN Years
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Morning Journal- November 3, 2009
Sports Media Journal — ... .. John Maher at the Austin Statesman reports on the debut of a new sports radio station in town.. . Our Sports Central has word of a ...

A Tuesday Link Party
Fang's Bites — ... Speaking of that new station, John Maher of the Austin American-Statesman says fans will now be able to hear sports talk on crystal clear FM. ...

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