January 16, 2025
By Nick Schultz, On3 Sports: Prior to the Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia – following a one-day delay due to the New Year’s Day terrorist attack – the fans in attendance paid tribute to those impacted by the tragedy. The national anthem was also a notable moment, and ESPN executive Burke Magnus called the decision not to air it an “enormous mistake.”
Magnus, during an appearance on Sports Business Journal’s “The Sports Media Podcast,” admitted the mistake made that day. ESPN faced criticism for not airing The Star Spangled Banner, performed by Samyra Miller, after the tragic events of New Year’s Day.
A man drove a pickup truck through a crowd of people and later opened fire on law enforcement, killing at least 15 people.
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