Friday, March 13, 2026, 10:30AM
Fridays at 10:30 a.m. to Noon
$60 for 3-part series or $20 per class
with David Darby
Season 2 of The Four Arts “Let’s Talk Sports” class is welcome to anyone interested in sports from casual observer to big-time fan. We will examine sports in a light-hearted way and tackle questions in a welcoming environment. Each class will discuss varied Top Ten sports lists and enjoy a conversation with a special guest from the sports world, plus hear bold predictions about the college football playoffs (December), the NFL playoffs (January) and the NCAA basketball tournament (March). David Darby, The Four Arts’ Head of Marketing & Communications, previously spent 18 years as a sports journalist.
March’s special guest is Neal Pilson, who as president of CBS Sports in the 80s and 90s helped transform the Tiffany Network into a live-sports-programming goliath and earned a reputation as a tenacious but honest negotiator and cerebral tactician. Departing CBS in 1994, he launched consulting firm Pilson Communications Inc. (PCI) and has played an integral role in the negotiations for billions of dollars in sports-rights deals over the past two and half decades.
“There’s going to be plenty to unpack with Neal,” said David Darby. “Not only did he negotiate lucrative broadcast deals with the NCAA (Men’s Final Four – think ‘One Shining Moment’), the Olympics, the PGA Tour, NFL, NBA, and more, but he has met and worked with some of the greatest in the game, from Michael Jordan to John Madden and Jim Nantz.”
Related program: Take Me Out to the Ballgame!