George Bodenheimer Quotes (20 Quotes)

Everyone at ABC and ESPN mourns the loss of a great friend and colleague. Chris was a pioneer in sports television and was the pre-eminent play-by-play announcer to a generation of sports fans, ... More importantly, he was a true gentleman, beloved by all. He treated everyone with respect and friendship.

ABC Sports has a very strong legacy and sports fans understand it.

Changes in our management ranks presented an opportunity to redefine our structure, ... Aggregating all our creative energies in one division placing all sales and marketing in one area to sell our growing menu of services consolidating oversight of all technology and affirming the centralized management of all international businesses are powerful statements. I'm excited about the prospects of this realignment and the people leading these areas. Not only does this reaffirm ESPN as the leading sports media entity, it will strengthen our commitment to serving sports fans.

All the players get up for (MNF). All the teams watch. It's a national showcase.

History shows that baseball has grown as TV and media coverage have grown. Our mission is to serve fans and do it in all our media.

We've walked that balance between celebrating the past and celebrating the future, what we hope it to be.

Keith Jackson is a man of great character and a legendary broadcaster. For decades, his unmistakable style defined college football for millions of fans. While we hate to say goodbye, we understand his decision and wish him the very best.

Retaining 'Monday Night Football' simply did not make smart financial sense for ABC. We could not reconcile the fees against the revenue. ... We love football at ABC. It's been a love affair for 36 years. It will go down in the history of sports television, being created on ABC and with this magnificent run. But at this point, given the success we're having with our entertainment product and the financials, we deemed that this was the proper move for us. ... We're not looking back.

This telethon, the NFL, our people, our media assets across Disney -- are all coming together to rebuild for those who have lost so much. It's great football, and more important, it's helping people.

We worked very hard to build and sustain our relationship with the league and would have liked to continue. However, given the prolonged work stoppage and the league's TV ratings history, no financial model even remotely supports the contract terms offered. We wish the NHL all the best.

We've acquired wide-ranging rights to fuel all of the multimedia business of ESPN that today number over a dozen and will continue to grow.

This caps a series of comprehensive 'new world' agreements, clearly demonstrating that ESPN and Major League Baseball share the same vision - to serve fans through the highest quality content and cutting edge technology. Today, we have significantly enhanced the value of our summer cornerstone television programming with increased team appearances on Sunday nights, exclusive blackout lift rights on Monday nights and more game and studio flexibility to showcase the great sport of baseball like no other media company.

This is a big day for our company. An expanded base in Los Angeles will help fuel our overall long-term growth.

You look at the body of work that has been completed here over 36 years the great games, the stars, the story lines, the part of Americana that 'Monday Night Football' is, it's really a magnificent piece of work.

I'm only looking at it in the context of what it does for my company.

Curt Gowdy was a pioneer in our business and set the highest of standards for everyone in sports broadcasting.

It seems clear that OLN is certainly setting itself up as a competitor to ESPN. We welcome it. It will make us better.

We have tremendous confidence in the ability of the league and players association to deal effectively with this issue, and it appears they are.

Monday Night Football is the premier property in sports television. All the players get up for it. All the teams watch. It's a national showcase. To be able to transition it to ESPN is an honor.

We're not just in the TV business anymore ... We're going to the table as a sports media company.