“Jane the Virgin” star, Gina Rodriguez, has developed two series for CBS and the CW. The CBS series titled “Have Mercy” is about a Latina doctor who cannot practice medicine when she immigrates to Miami and decides to open a makeshift clinic out of her apartment. The second show titled “Illegal”, is based on the real life story of Rafael Agustin. Augustin is co-producing the series and is a writer for Rodriguez on “Jane the Virgin”. I have had the opportunity to meet both Rodriguez, who serves on the board of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and Agustin. They are great people who I trust will represent the Latino community well in their endeavors.
I once read that sports are a universal language. Regardless of ethnicity or what language you speak, almost everyone speaks sports. No place has that been more evident than the Olympics, where every four years, we are moved by images of athletic rivals from around the world shaking hands and embracing each other in moving displays of sportsmanship.
The NFL markets its brand as well as any enterprise in the world. I heard a comedian once say that the NFL is so popular, it has its own day. NFL football is huge. Each NFL franchise brings in approximately $400M a year in revenue; almost double the annual revenue of NBA teams and 2 ½ times as much as MLB clubs.