I watched Brett Favre play college football and couldn’t wait to see him in Atlanta, which was where I lived when he was drafted into the NFL. Well, we know what happened there. But it led to something better for… Read More »R-E-S-P-E-C-T … only if it’s good for me 🎼🎼
This took me awhile to post. It’s a sensitive topic. I don’t know sports reporter Dan Le Batard, but I felt his passion and purpose when he ranted against a political-turned-racial rally last week. That he spoke in a tone… Read More »Race, sports and Dan Le Batard
If you tune into sports or news talk media during the mid-summer, chances are you hear debates about hard-hitting topics such as, who’s the greatest ever — at everything. If it’s news talk, the 500 candidates running for president in… Read More »It’s the season of lists
Two points. That’s all I have this week. With a hat-tip to Bleacher Report NFL writer Mike Freeman’s 10-point stance, a couple of public relations thoughts as they apply to sports in the news … 1 — Drake is annoying,… Read More »Gail’s 2-point (PR) stance
It wasn’t long ago when fans screamed for more video replay to help officials get calls right. I think it was last week. After a Kentucky Derby complaint made moments after Maximum Security was tabbed the unofficial winner and happy… Read More »Sports replay has a PR problem (really?)
Social media already a topic before athletes move to the next level Three years ago I wrote one of many pieces (there were a few before that) about athletes’ social media posts that can come back to bite them. That… Read More »Re-upping social media do’s/don’ts for NFL Draft
First there was a story in which Green Bay Packers personnel, named and anonymous, called out quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ and former coach Mike McCarthy’s leadership. This added to public speculation that the Super Bowl winning duo weren’t as buddy-buddy as… Read More »Rodgers adds fuel to publicity fire
If you’re a football fan, you know by now that the Alliance of American Football, the startup spring league that generated loads of positive publicity and was headed toward its first postseason, has suddenly gone dark. With some of its… Read More »PR buzz was great, but AAF not prepared to support it
Earlier this week, the NCAA released a commercial to promote its brand. This makes sense because we’re in the thick of the NCAA basketball tournaments. What better time to highlight and publicize what you do, right? The problem is the… Read More »NCAA message misleads say current, former college athletes
While more than five dozen college basketball teams are getting ready to learn where they’ll travel for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, today’s social media focus is on a coach accused of behaving unethically toward… Read More »Coaches, admins, front office personnel may need PR, media refresher