Crisis Communications in Sports

Sports PR Vet Denise L. White on Athletes Navigating Reputational Damage

March 07, 2022 PRCG|Sports Season 2 Episode 3
Crisis Communications in Sports
Sports PR Vet Denise L. White on Athletes Navigating Reputational Damage
Show Notes

In this edition of Crisis Communications in Sports, EAG Sports Management CEO and Founder Denise L. White discusses the short and long term reputational damage professional athletes face when they are embroiled in a PR nightmare, such as the one golfer Phil Mickelson is currently traversing. Denise utilizes more than two decades of experience to offer her assessment of the situation and advice on how to mitigate the fallout (08:22). Hosts Jim Rocco and Cris Bruce kick off the show by examining the daunting journey that Major League Baseball will have ahead of itself in order to regain fan support whenever the now shortened season gets underway (00:45).