Jack Myers Quotations

One of the big landowners is Clear Springs and they are developers of land. There would be talks of right-of-way donation from them.

Friendships are the main reason why I'm still active. The group is not the same as it was. The composition has changed because of age and injuries.

If anything there's been a little bit of a backlash,

I think it's up to each individual, ... I'd rather donate it locally and give it to the United Way and designate what it goes to.

I think there's room for one (reality channel),

I was the most bullish; I expected $8.75 billion. Even the bull was short,

We still got a generally weak economy. There's uncertainty about the Middle East, Venezuela and Enron,

We view South San Francisco as one of the strongest office markets in Northern California at the moment.

The question now is, how far down does NBC go and how much inventory can they sell (at the rates they want)?

(USA) has been the No. 1 or 2 cable network for a while and (raising ratings further) is a challenge to begin with, ... Nonetheless, I'm sure it's a disappointment for NBC Universal.

Broadcasting is still the engine that drives the train. It's still where marketers want their exposure.

It would be a very strong position for her.

As opposed to alienating her from her constituency, I think (going to prison) connected her to it.

They're trying to eat up every good idea that comes along. It's ruining the television network marketplace for everyone.

It's a big win in their efforts to remain competitive. When you're No. 3 in prime time, you're looking at a whole bunch of different needs and issues than when you're No. 1.

It's a major step in collapsing the traditional 'You can only watch it when we tell you can watch it

It seems almost inevitable that there is some fall off from broadcast to cable, but whether it's anything meaningful is a big question. Advertisers going into the season will probably estimate it pretty close to ABC's last year numbers.

They hit a low on their pricing and discounting about three years ago. This was the first year they began to capitalize on that creativity.

I'm sure there's a lot of sales managers smiling big smiles this morning, ... It could send spot prices up 20 percent over expected rates and it could bring in anywhere between a low of $30 million to a high in the 70's of incremental ad spending.

I don't see any end to the upward spiral.

I called the county attorney. It meets the legal test.

For the last couple of years, there have been some spots left up in the air on a distressed basis. But the game continues to be one of the most efficient ways to generate quick awareness among a broad audience, particularly those who don't watch a lot of TV during the year. So even at its high price, it continues to be attractive.