Q & A with CBS football analyst, Charles Davis
Following is the Q & A with CBS Sports/NFL Network and Madden NFL football analyst, Charles Davis, which was previewed in the SIDEbar newsletter (thanks for bouncing over). Ian Eagle and Charles Davis return for another year as an NFL on CBS broadcast team. Gail — What are the top three things you do to prepare for […]
Social media presents opportunity for young athletes
[This post was previously featured in the June 22, 2021 issue of the gpublicity newsletter, SIDEbar. We repost as college athletics prepares for monumental change in just a few hours.] As we approach July 1 when Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) laws kick in for college athletes in several states, it’s worth mentioning how important […]
The best and worst in PR this week
Like a lot of people who follow and help produce news for a living, some of it was tough to read and hear during the last few months. From sports to politics, the COVID-19 outbreaks got worse, people got uglier in how they dealt with it and then … the elections. So, it’s all over […]
Sports making necessary trouble
If 2020 was a movie, I would have walked out months ago. From COVID-19 that continues to hammer our communities to social horrors to powerful voices (including congressman, John Lewis, to whom I nod above) silenced too soon, this year would be headed straight for TV reruns. There’s hope, though. Among other things, sports are […]
PR during a pandemic can be tricky
My job is to get businesses or people noticed by their ideal audiences and the media. That part hasn’t changed since most of America began to hunker down in wake of the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic. How and when to send out publicity pitches — approach people about business news and notes — has become […]
Defining a catch and other first-world problems … we long for your return
I remember when we used to jump on social media to argue about bad calls on the court, or debate catch or no catch on the football field. We’d argue them in the gym the next day. That was so last month. While my PR and journalist peers try to make sense over a now […]
Race, sports and Dan Le Batard
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 not approved by libraries anywhere is not newsworthy. That it was about a hate-infusedpresidential gathering, the […]
Coaches, administrators and front office staffs are athletes’ key to sports social media education
New sports seasons are almost upon us and with that, it’s time to start training. Not on the field or court this time, but on smartphones. We live in an era in which 64% all American adults own handsets that people use for most everything except talk, so it seems. Many of them will leave […]
NCAA Basketball Tournament further demonstrates the need and value for a new arena in Milwaukee
It’s not often that I write something relatively Wisconsin-centric twice in a day, but after Milwaukee hosted an NCAA Men’s Basketball Region event that attracted thousands of fans to the city, I felt the calling to add one more. As I chatted on Twitter and in person with a variety of media during the tournament […]
When social media is cruel, keep communication lines open
You’ve heard the phrase “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say it at all.” Most of us were taught that lesson before kindergarten, but it escaped some people who hide behind screen names and spew mean-spirited comments on social media pages. Among those frequently targeted are public personalities including professional athletes and media. While […]