John was our first-ever Sports Director. We weren't the first place he worked, however, nor the last. The roots of Learfield Sports go back to the first newscasts of the Missourinet in January, 1975. The 7:05 a.m. feed to affiliates was an extended newscast that included...
Recall the stock distribution we organized the business with in 1972: Clyde 25%; Derry 25%; Baclesse 12.5%; Wunderlich 12.5%; Stiles 12.5% and Murphy 12.5%. Three years later, I wanted some sort of an agreement whereby stock owned by any of the shareholders would not go...
By far our largest expense in our early years was distribution costs: what we paid AT&T for our leased lines. In 1975 we paid AT&T $80,500 which was 25% of our expenses! And, in 1976 it grew to $105,000 or 28%. AT&T was a monopoly. It...
Yum! Brands, LAA, Team Services Announce Long-Term Arena Naming Rights Agreement Louisville, Ky. (April 19, 2010) – It's official. Yum! Brands, a prominent, global corporation proud of its Louisville roots and extensive community involvement will stamp its name on the city's newest addition. Effective immediately, KFC...
In those early years, when we were much smaller, each morning the executive team would come to my office for a 10-minute stand-up meeting. Thats right, no sitting. We all stood around the room and everyone reported: engineering, accounting, sales, affiliate relations, sports, news, ag,...