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" I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence. "
Will McDonough
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" The two major things that changed the makeup of all professional sports are money generated by television and courts that players went to in order to win their freedom as free agents. "
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" I was fortunate to be part of a very successful show on CBS in 1986. I switched to NBC for eight years and through these experiences have gotten terrific insight into television; it's a fascinating medium. "
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" The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore. "
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" The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events. "
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" I don't think we use television the way we should or the way the inventors intended. "
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" I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the leagues will be greatly reduced. "
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" Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity. "
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" One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer. "
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