Tag Archive: Sports

Tony Young

Meet the Crew – Tony Young

August 27, 2021

Alpine Communications is excited to welcome Tony Young to the team.  Tony started his role as Alpine’s accounting assistant in July 2021. His job duties are many, including accounts payable, receivables, and inventory management, to name a few. He previously worked at Lori Knapp Companies and Theisen’s. Tony’s hometown is Dubuque, Iowa, where he graduated from Dubuque Senior High School. His hobbies include playing and watching sports. He’s an avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes, Green Bay Packers, and the...

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Skyrocketing Sports Rights

February 20, 2019

People love to watch sports, and sports executives know it – so the programming comes at a premium. The price networks pay to air sports has caused your basic TV bill to double over the past decade. The NFL alone makes a little over $7 billion per year for broadcast and cable rights to air their games. Combine that with the MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, college and other sports and you can quickly see the impact. Escalating salaries of star...

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