Pat McAfee Reportedly Could Earn $60 Million per Year From ESPN With Contract Extension

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"His existing arrangement includes a licensing agreement for The Pat McAfee Show that pays over $17 million per year — plus separate contracts for College GameDay and other ESPN contributions."

Pat McAfee ‘State of Sports’ Special Reportedly Draws 278,000 Viewers In ESPN Primetime Window

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"The program, titled State of Sports, aired May 27 and featured McAfee conducting commissioner-level interviews. On ESPN alone, the two-hour special drew just 278,000 viewers."

Man Charged Following Threats to 93 WIBC Hosts Jason Hammer, Nigel Laskowski

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The threats came in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination.

Time Magazine Recognizes Pat McAfee, Elle Duncan, Pablo Torre & Others on Inaugural List of the Most Influential People in Sports

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"In our increasingly fragmented media environment, sports remain one of the last places where massive global audiences gather together in real time."

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Approaching the Summit: Joel Raab, Country Radio Programming Consultant

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"Networking is more vital than ever as the industry shrinks."

The Industry According to: Jill Weindorf, Concord Label Group

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"Overall, radio helps contextualize the artist. It creates cultural awareness, drives more curated exposure, and can help build community."

Approaching The Summit: Rod Lakin, Sports Radio 94WIP

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"I’m always excited to see and hear about what the newest digital initiatives are. AI, obviously, has been something that's been featured in the last couple of summits. I'm sure it'll play a big role in this one coming up."

Maggie Gray Discusses Her Journey Back to Sports Media With ALLCITY Network

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"This is the first time I'm a collaborator as opposed to an employee. I get to own my own stuff and have the support of a network that wants to see me grow. It felt perfect, and every step feels more like a great match."

Approaching the Summit: Mary Sandberg Boyle, WGN Radio

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I'm always interested in hearing how companies are successfully balancing strong local content with evolving digital consumption habits.
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Phil Boyce to Receive the Gold Standard in Programming Award at the 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit

"If the honor were based on past accomplishments, Phil Boyce could win this award annually. But it's the work he's done in 2025-2026 that demonstrates how much of a force he remains today."
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Pat McAfee Reportedly Could Earn $60 Million per Year From ESPN With Contract Extension

"His existing arrangement includes a licensing agreement for The Pat McAfee Show that pays over $17 million per year — plus separate contracts for College GameDay and other ESPN contributions."
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Pat McAfee ‘State of Sports’ Special Reportedly Draws 278,000 Viewers In ESPN Primetime Window

"The program, titled State of Sports, aired May 27 and featured McAfee conducting commissioner-level interviews. On ESPN alone, the two-hour special drew just 278,000 viewers."

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The Biggest UFC Event in History Could Be Its Biggest Missed Opportunity

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"Whether people love it, hate it, or are simply curious about it, they're going to be talking about it. That's exactly why CBS should want it on broadcast television."
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The Death of The Daily Wire Was Greatly Exaggerated

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The Daily Wire had a rough few months in the press. That happens. What doesn't always happen is emerging from that stretch with your audience completely intact. Yet here we are.
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Radio’s Disappearing Act: How Stations Lost Community Presence

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"At some point, the industry started evaluating remotes solely through a sales lens"
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High School Radio Stations Are Breeding Grounds for Future Stars

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"Live, LOCAL radio creates opportunities for meaningful community involvement."
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Why News/Talk Radio Hosts Are Losing Focus in the Studio

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Hosts and producers are so worried about missing a social media post, a text, a sext, or watching their DraftKings account. Let the studio be about radio.
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Pat McAfee Reportedly Could Earn $60 Million per Year From ESPN With Contract Extension

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"His existing arrangement includes a licensing agreement for The Pat McAfee Show that pays over $17 million per year — plus separate contracts for College GameDay and other ESPN contributions."

Pat McAfee ‘State of Sports’ Special Reportedly Draws 278,000 Viewers In ESPN Primetime Window

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"The program, titled State of Sports, aired May 27 and featured McAfee conducting commissioner-level interviews. On ESPN alone, the two-hour special drew just 278,000 viewers."

Time Magazine Recognizes Pat McAfee, Elle Duncan, Pablo Torre & Others on Inaugural List of the Most Influential People in Sports

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"In our increasingly fragmented media environment, sports remain one of the last places where massive global audiences gather together in real time."

UFC President Dana White Expects “Super Bowl” Type Viewership for UFC Freedom 250 Event

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"For UFC fans all over the world, this is a very unique experience for everybody."

Stanley Cup Final Game Two Viewership Highest Since 2015

"Game 2 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.7 million viewers on ABC Thursday night. That's up 88% compared to Game 2 of the 2025 Final on TNT/truTV and up 33% versus Game 2 of the 2024 Final on ABC."

Chris Berman Hints At Interest In Returning To Host One More Episode Of SportsCenter

"Maybe in this year of us having the Super Bowl, not that that has to do with SportsCenter, but maybe there'll be a time to go do one."

Chicago Sports Media Remembers Chicago Bulls Analyst Stacey King: “Face of the Franchise as a Broadcaster”

"Stacey King made you happier. He made you smarter, and he made you want more. That's why it's so shocking and sudden and sad. Because now he's gone."

Landon Donovan: MLS Not “Mature Enough” To Move Away From Broadcast Television Component

"I don't think MLS is mature enough yet to go away from the NBCs and the Foxes and ABCs and the linear television."

Fox Secures Multi-Year Agreement for NFL Games Broadcast in Mexico

"Mexico is a market with an enormous passion for football, and we are proud to offer fans a sizeable NFL package in the country, with a robust content experience, designed to engage audiences throughout the entire year."

Chicago Bulls Player, Broadcaster Stacey King Dies At 59

"Stacey King was a cherished member of the Bulls family and one of the truly unique personalities in our organization's history."

FOX Sports Announces FIFA World Cup Group Stage Match Assignments for Opening Week

"John Strong and Stu Holden return as FOX's lead booth for their third consecutive men's World Cup, joined by reporter Jenny Taft. Their debut comes June 12 from Los Angeles, as the USMNT faces Paraguay in Group D."

NASCAR Broadcaster, Hall of Fame Driver Ned Jarrett Dies at Age 93

"While we mourn his passing, we celebrate the remarkable life of an amazing man and truly the best father anyone could have wished for. Rest in Peace, Dad."

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Man Charged Following Threats to 93 WIBC Hosts Jason Hammer, Nigel Laskowski

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The threats came in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination.

RightLine with Drew Steele Added to WDBO, WHIO Lineups

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"I am genuinely grateful for the chance to join this conversation coast to coast."

NPR Names Nadine Zylstra as Chief Content Officer

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"I really feel like I've been training for this job my whole life."

KCMO Talk Radio to Simulcast in Topeka on 102.9 KTOP-FM

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"We’re excited to welcome Topeka listeners into the conversation, connecting directly with the community and delivering the regional and local news coverage it deserves.”

Clay Travis to Exit OutKick, Signs New Deal with Fox News

"While I am stepping away from OutKick, the platform is in a tremendous position to continue building upon its success and reach an even wider audience as it takes its next step as a vertical within FOX News Digital."

The Daily Tops Podtrac Charts While Fox News and Ben Shapiro Remain Top 10

Shows finishing between 3rd and 10th remained unchanged from the prior month.

Scott Pelley: ‘Incompetence’ of Bari Weiss An Issue at 60 Minutes

"The bigger problem, frankly, is not any kind of political influence. The problem was the incompetence."

WJR 760 Launches ‘Founding Fathers Friday’ Ahead of America 250 Celebration

"As we approach the 250, we thought it'd be a good idea to go back and revisit and learn about the people that set this whole thing up."

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim to Remain on 60 Minutes

"Audiences trust them because they have proved it, story by story, for decades. Working with them is a privilege and every journalist's dream."

Brendan Carr: FCC Not Planning on Investigating Bias, Interference Allegations at 60 Minutes

"I don't think there's a lot of people that have concerns that this was about bias. I think it was about unprofessional behavior."

CBS News Denies Report Joe Rogan In Line for 60 Minutes Role

The report follows the exit of four of the seven correspondents from the most recent season.

MS NOW Adding Brian Bennett As National Security Director

Bennett joins MS NOW after most recently serving as senior White House correspondent for Time magazine.

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iHeartMedia 95.5 The Bull Las Vegas Reshuffles Dayparts After Sammi Tempesta Joins Middays

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"Her workload across two stations bears watching."

KOMP Las Vegas PD Role Shifts to Operations Manager JD Greene

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"I will be assuming Program Director responsibilities for KOMP moving forward."

James VanOsdol Rejoins WXRT to Champion Chicago’s Local Music Scene

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"Local Anesthetic, relaunches June 14 from 9-10 p.m"

From Intern To PD: Orlando Davis’ 28-Year Journey At Wild 94.1

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"Why don't you just become the music director?"

Kiss-FM Midland Becomes La Lupe 103.3 With Regional Mexican Gold Format

"Rhythmic CHR B93 KZBT and Hot AC Mix 97.9 KODM stand as the only remaining current-intensive stations in the market."

Corey Calhoun Leaves WMZQ Washington DC After Eight Years

"Just know I won't forget you."

Johnny Wilde Launches Video Series Spotlighting Digital Creators and Influencers

"I want to understand what makes audiences stop, watch, and engage."

Josh Wolff Named Brand Manager for Audacy Pittsburgh’s Three-Station Cluster

"At one time many years ago he was an intern here!"

Rocky Allen, WPLJ-FM Afternoon Drive Star, Dies at 71

"His program blended music, comedy, interviews, and audience interaction."

Charlie and Debbie Nance Take Over Mornings at Country 103.7 Charlotte

"A cohesive on-air identity during a major personnel shift matters for advertiser confidence."

Jesse Garcia Named Program Director of K105 in Fort Wayne

"He knows the format, he knows our company, and he knows how to connect with listeners."

iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026 Lineup Is Here — And It’s Format-Spanning

"The lineup spans CHR, country, hip-hop, rock, and dance"
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Company Culture Is More Than Just a Mission Statement

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"A mission statement can only tell someone what a company aspires to be. Culture, on the other hand, reveals what the company actually is."

Podcast Launches Hit New Record Low in May According to New Survey

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"Listen Notes recorded 7,967 new podcasts in May, down roughly 30% from April and 60% below May 2025 levels. New shows represented just 0.198% of all tracked podcasts — the lowest monthly share in at least 13 months."

Is Nielsen’s Diary Service Headed for a Major Overhaul?

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What Nielsen is proposing is both radical and evolutionary at the same time.

Sports Podcasts Continue To Dominate Large Scale Advertising Campaigns In May

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"New Podscribe data shows seven of the top ten spenders targeted sports as their primary genre in May."

Video Podcast Time Virtually Mirrors Audio-Only Podcasts, New Edison Research Data Shows

"Both types of consumption are virtually the same. There’s a lot of it. There’s a lot of people who listen to audio only. And there’s a lot of people who watch actively.”

Former X Head Of Content Brett Weitz Named CEO of All-Sports Social Media Platform BZZR

"I've spent my career at the intersection of sports, culture, and content, and couldn't be more excited about the opportunity to help grow this platform into an All Sports/No Noise destination."

2026 Radio Mercury Awards Spotlights Audio Advertising’s Most Creative Campaigns

"Great radio creative begins with great writing."

Doug Hamand Retires After 48 Years In Radio Programming

"Radio has given me more than I ever could have imagined"

14% of Weekly Listeners Use Netflix For Podcast Viewing

The data comes after Netflix recently struck a nine-digit deal with Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast.

SiriusXM Expanding Video Podcast Distribution With Tubi

"Bringing our content to Tubi is another step in helping creators grow their audiences and businesses as video podcast viewing continues to expand."

Former Paramount Executive Kevin Kay Named Chief Content Officer of Scott Coker’s New MMA Promotion

"We have assembled a team of premium sports leaders who share our values and respect for combat sports."

Hubbard Radio Announces Rebrand Of ‘Media That Connects’

"We are not radio, podcast or digital first. At Hubbard we are listener and customer first regardless of how they engage with our content or which medium or platform best meets the needs of our clients."

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