Mike Ryan

Growing up early in the industry, I saw creative sparks fly. Tension usually breed good segments afterwards. I grew up in a very angry household, not to get too much into that stuff, but I had never had to be checked on how I carried myself. We highlighted a scenario at 790 where I got in a yelling match with Todd Castleberry and I survived it. I ended up winning that political battle there.

Growing up early in the industry, I saw creative sparks fly. Tension usually breed good segments afterwards. I grew up in a very angry household, not to get too much into that stuff, but I had never had to be checked on how I carried myself. We highlighted a scenario at 790 where I got in a yelling match with Todd Castleberry and I survived it. I ended up winning that political battle there.

So I see a lot of bad behavior fortifying here. And shortly before I tell Dan straight up, I'm scared of you is because now I have to talk this thing out. Because by that point, Dan straight up told me, you yell at me one more time. This is how you lose your job.

So I see a lot of bad behavior fortifying here. And shortly before I tell Dan straight up, I'm scared of you is because now I have to talk this thing out. Because by that point, Dan straight up told me, you yell at me one more time. This is how you lose your job.

It's not going to be because of whether or not you get along with Allison, whether or not we're good, whether or not ESPN is happy with us. Just respect me. Respect me. Stop yelling at me. Just because you saw Hawk do it a couple of times, we're not there yet. And you are angry, kid. You need to think.

It's not going to be because of whether or not you get along with Allison, whether or not we're good, whether or not ESPN is happy with us. Just respect me. Respect me. Stop yelling at me. Just because you saw Hawk do it a couple of times, we're not there yet. And you are angry, kid. You need to think.

Quite the opposite. There was a time there where I just didn't have many moves other than anger because I was clearly frustrated. Look, we told you ultimately what ended up being our salvation was moving into that other studio. It was quite literally the answer to all our problems. How did we deduce that?

Quite the opposite. There was a time there where I just didn't have many moves other than anger because I was clearly frustrated. Look, we told you ultimately what ended up being our salvation was moving into that other studio. It was quite literally the answer to all our problems. How did we deduce that?

By being super frustrated and angry and blaming other things that weren't the actual issue and trying to work through that, totally being frustrated with, this is not the issue, this is getting blamed for it, how do I fix this?

By being super frustrated and angry and blaming other things that weren't the actual issue and trying to work through that, totally being frustrated with, this is not the issue, this is getting blamed for it, how do I fix this?

Yeah, it's a miserable place to be at for a year and a half, but it would have been a hell of a lot more miserable if I was still hourly and getting home at 10 o'clock in the evening. In the evening, I arrived to the place where so many people in my industry wanted to be. And I wasn't super happy with it. And I felt like I was crumbling under the pressure. Thank God we turned that corner.

Yeah, it's a miserable place to be at for a year and a half, but it would have been a hell of a lot more miserable if I was still hourly and getting home at 10 o'clock in the evening. In the evening, I arrived to the place where so many people in my industry wanted to be. And I wasn't super happy with it. And I felt like I was crumbling under the pressure. Thank God we turned that corner.

I was made better for it, not just as a manager, but as a person. I just didn't know it then. It was real challenging, but Dan fixed it. To a large part. I don't really talk about my anger issue as it's something that I conquered. Dan occasionally says that you got over it. And I talk about it like it's recovery from an addiction and you're never fully recovered.

I was made better for it, not just as a manager, but as a person. I just didn't know it then. It was real challenging, but Dan fixed it. To a large part. I don't really talk about my anger issue as it's something that I conquered. Dan occasionally says that you got over it. And I talk about it like it's recovery from an addiction and you're never fully recovered.

It's constant because there are constantly times, not constantly, I've gotten better. I've been generally more patient. But there are times where I feel it bubble up and I have to really try to avoid from ever getting my life back into a place. I was so ready to be off the cuff angry.

It's constant because there are constantly times, not constantly, I've gotten better. I've been generally more patient. But there are times where I feel it bubble up and I have to really try to avoid from ever getting my life back into a place. I was so ready to be off the cuff angry.

Hmm. Talking about like the anger stuff, like specifically going away?

Hmm. Talking about like the anger stuff, like specifically going away?

I'm confronted by everything. I wasn't fully aware of what Dan was to me as like the center of all my stress and my relationship with work not being super healthy. I ended up being that for a lot of people because I was the go-between and Dan wouldn't chastise them or criticize them or hold them accountable.

I'm confronted by everything. I wasn't fully aware of what Dan was to me as like the center of all my stress and my relationship with work not being super healthy. I ended up being that for a lot of people because I was the go-between and Dan wouldn't chastise them or criticize them or hold them accountable.