Media coverage has been extensive for a report recently released by Widmeyer client, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. In addition to stories in more than 50 newspapers across the U.S., FOX Business conducted a live, in-studio interview with Dr. William “Brit” Kirwan, Chancellor of University System of Maryland and Co-Chairman of the Knight Commission. Dr. Kirwan spoke frankly about the runaway train of spending in college sports and highlighted Knight Commission concerns about the current unsustainable financial trends. View the six-minute interview.
On the same day, Knight Commission Executive Director Amy Perko offered the national perspective on a debate heating up in San Francisco around the cost of college sports. Ms. Perko was featured on NPR’s KQED Radio Forum. Listen to the archive.
