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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”
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Sports

Mike Florio Calls On NFL To Correct Blackout Restrictions For NFL Sunday Ticket

"This is 2026. The last I checked. We've got super intelligence. There has to be a way to lift the blackout."

Thursday Night Football Earns Fifth Straight Viewership Record on Prime Video

"Bucs-Cowboys beat last year’s comparable Week 5 game by 11%."

Mike Ryan Ruiz Has Zero Faith In Building Tradition With Latest Round Of Miami Marlins Broadcaster Changes

"Why does this franchise [Miami Marlins] always decide to not plant any sort of legacy?"

KJR’s Gregg Bell Laid Off After 21 Years With McClatchy Media: “They Ruined An Institution”

"That was a hell of a sports section, and it went everywhere. Olympics, Final Fours, Super Bowls, and it's just poof gone. They've just eliminated the whole damn thing."

Eddie Olczyk Returns As Chicago Blackhawks Ambassador, Analyst

"I grew up in Chicago dreaming about this team, and I got to live that dream by pulling on the sweater as a player and telling the story of this franchise as a broadcaster."

Terry Bradshaw Reveals He Was “Nervous” With Latest FOX Sports Contract Renewal

"This year was the first year that I got nervous. I wanted to extend my contract. So I signed through the Super Bowl. Two more years. I’ll be 80."

Dan Miller Sits Out Detroit Lions Radio Broadcast Following Wife’s Death, Jason Benetti Fills in

After the Lions’ win over the Arizona Cardinals, Campbell also dedicated Sunday’s game ball to Miller.

The Pat McAfee Show Field Pass AltCast Coming To Super Bowl LXI

"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."

News

MS NOW Announces Bernie Sanders Special Ahead of 2026 Midterm Elections

“I have been covering electoral politics for a very long time, and there has perhaps never been a more important midterm election in my lifetime. Sen. Bernie Sanders is at the heart of it."

Former Fox News Executive Slams Network’s Kimberly Guilfoyle Coverage

"To those of you at Fox with any power -- from Lachlan on down -- know that things like this only harm the company's reputation. Not among your enemies, who will hate you no matter what, but among your supporters, like me, who get pained when the hyperbolic attacks turn out to be true."

Terry Gerton Leaving The Federal Drive at Federal News Network

“Terry has made a real mark on Federal News Network in a little less than two years, and she handled the job of following the most successful run in our history extremely well. We’re sad to see her go and happy for her."

Newsmax Adds The Big Beautiful Trump Show with Matthew Foldi to Weekend Lineup

"I'm excited to let everyone know about what we've kept under wraps for a few months."

Department of Justice Probes Major TV Networks For Suspending Trump Pool Coverage

The ongoing battle between the President and the Press establishes legal benchmarks for how power is shared between the executive branch and the news media.

Fox & Friends Hosts Light Empire State Building During Fox News 30th Anniversary Celebration

"Fox continues to evolve, continues to get better, continues to respond to the audience. Every day we're thankful."

Katie Zacharia, Former Fox News and Newsmax Commentator, Named White House Press Secretary

Zacharia’s appointment continues Trump’s practice of choosing communicators with experience in conservative media and administration messaging.

Gregg Henson Absent From 1040 WHO After Controversial Cornell Rape Case Comments

Audio from Henson’s Friday program is no longer available on the station’s website or the iHeartRadio app.
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Music

Charlamagne Tha God, iHeartMedia Host 6th Annual Mental Wealth Expo

The Mental Wealth Alliance and iHeartMedia’s Power 105.1 FM presented the all-ages event.

Michelle McKormick Returning to Radio at BIG 101.3, Rock 101.7

"I’m so excited to be back on the air in my hometown and to join the iHeartMedia team."

Bob Miller Retires From 92.9 WBPM After 47 Years in Radio

"Miller had hosted WBPM mornings since 2011, following 17 years at Oldies-turned-AC 97.7 WCZX."

Dana Johnson Exiting 95.1 KFROG to Take Morning Drive at 92.3 WCOL

Dana Johnson will leave KFROG at the end of...

Gerardo Sproet Named New Afternoon Host At KTEX 106.1

"Gerardo brings big-market experience, a passion for country music and the kind of energy that fits right in with our team."

Music Radio Is for Millennials: What One Hour in Traffic Reminded Me

"This series of music felt like I was in a millennial fever dream, sparking memories that spanned nearly 30 years."

How KUTX Turned Connection Into Ratings Success in Austin

“People will say, ‘I don't like that one song you're playing,’ but they don't leave because they want to know what's coming up next.”

Surviving Death by Meeting: A Halloween Horror Story for Radio

"October in media, where the scariest thing in the building is not a Halloween mask."

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Business

Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria Stands By Non-Purchase Of Warner Bros. Discovery

"We were never going to [spend over the odds]. We are financially disciplined. We knew what we had and what the opportunity was."

Podcast Publishing Activity Reaching Record Highs According to New Data

"According to Listen Notes, 563,571 podcasts have been active so far in 2026. That figure already more than doubles each annual total from 2024 and 2025."

Gracie Awards Open Nominations for 2027 Ceremony

"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”

Netflix Reportedly Set To Cut 5% From Workforce

"Netflix had about 16,000 full-time employees at the end of last year. A cut of roughly 800 jobs would be the company’s largest since 2022."

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