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Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Why News/Talk Radio Stations Must Preserve Their History Before It Disappears

I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.

When Doing Good Becomes Great Radio Programming

"Maybe that’s mischievous. Maybe it’s heartfelt, competitive, or musical. Or, maybe it’s all of the above. The point is to make the effort unmistakably yours."
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Sports

Pat McAfee Says He’s Not Interested In Being Part Of ESPN’s Monday Night Football Booth

"I am not supposed to be a color commentator for football. That is something I've decided. I had a chance to try it a couple of times. I hated it and got bored."

Pardon the Interruption Celebrating 25th Anniversary With Hour Long Special

"Tony and Mike have been doing PTI for 25 years, and the reason it still works is pretty simple — fans trust them."

Dan Le Batard Questions If Joe Buck, NFL Wanted Change With Troy Aikman on Monday Night Football

"If Joe Buck did want to break up with Troy Aikman and try to keep everything good there, my guess is the way that Joe Buck would do that is just the way that it happened."

Craig Carton Challenges Pablo Torre’s LeBron James Investigation

"Torre has yet to respond to Carton's remarks."

ESPN Officially Adds Jason Kidd, Jeremy Lin as Analysts for the NBA Season

"ESPN is leaning on star power as it marks 25 years of NBA coverage."

Troy Aikman Plans To Be A Free Agent Following Super Bowl With ESPN

"I’m looking forward to whatever the rest of this season does hold and the Super Bowl and all that and where my next landing spot may be."

Doug Gottlieb Hangs Up On FOX Sports Radio’s Rob Parker Following Request For An Apology

"What you just done is the part that I missed the least of broadcasting. What you just did was bullcrap. I did not say players don't matter."

Portland Trail Blazers Name Travis Demers New TV Play By Play Voice

"Demers, the team’s radio voice for seven seasons, will call games on a game-by-game basis, according to The Oregonian."

News

CNN Strikes AI Partnership with Google

"Google’s innovation with generative AI has changed how people discover information and content, and now those tools will help us explore new ways to discover and engage audiences.”

David Yadgaroff Inducted Into KYW Newsradio Hall of Fame

"He has been a tremendous advocate for KYW, its journalists and its role in this community. This honor is a fitting recognition of a career defined by leadership, mentorship and an unwavering belief in the power of local radio.”

Tucker Carlson Interview Exposes AI’s Rogue Behavior, Google and Big Tech’s True Motives

"Carlson took aim at how AI firms treat intellectual property."

Dan Bongino Rips Media’s Double Standard on Katie Zacharia’s First Briefing

"Bongino appears more willing to give her a chance than others."

CBS News Faces $20 Million Defamation Lawsuit Over Teen’s Arrest

The teenager alleges that CBS News falsely linked him to the vandalism incident, damaging his reputation.

Scott Pelley: Bari Weiss Leading CBS News a ‘Terrible Idea’

"It’s not any fault of hers. She just hasn’t done it."

Mark Thompson: CNN Won’t Back Down in Trump White House Lawsuit

"No matter how many court cases, investigations, court appearances, and all the expense that that entails, we will fight this one to the end."

NYPR CEO Christy Tanner Exits as Interim Team Steps In

NYPR Board of Trustees via press release-“The Board of Trustees thanks Christy for her contributions to NYPR and wishes her well"
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Music

The Bret Mega Show to Split Hosts Between Two Cities

The split allows The Bret Mega Show to maintain a presence in St. Louis while relocating two of its hosts.

103.1 The Wolf Adds DJ Deerock to Weekend Lineup

"I'm excited to bring my passion for music to The Wolf and help bring music to the masses!"

iHeartRadio ALTer EGO 2027 Lineup Announced for January 16 at the Kia Forum

"Evanescence, The Offspring, Death Cab for Cutie, and Modest Mouse are among artists performing, and Billy Corgan will give a special performance."

Anna & Raven Reach 100-Station Syndication with Sunny 104.3, Warm 103.3

"We are grateful to the broadcasters who believe in us and to every listener that who lets us be part of their day."

What Music Radio Can Learn from Coach Mike Ditka

“If you showed loyalty and honesty you’d get it back tenfold.”

CMA Broadcast Awards 2026: Full List of Winners

The Highway Hot 30 Countdown with Buzz Brainard on SiriusXM won Weekly National Personality of the Year, while Big D & Bubba from Silverfish Media took the daily national honor.

Doc Reno Signs Multi-Year Representation Agreement With Creative Talent

"I’m honored we’re beginning a new multi-year agreement. Now, go get me something great!"

Cumulus Media Promotes Kathy Brown To Vice President Urban Formats

"I am excited to join the Cumulus senior content leadership team."

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Business

Oxford Road’s Dan Granger: Host-Read Ads Remain Podcasting’s Golden Goose

"Both men pointed to live events as an overlooked opportunity."

Media Buyer Gary Sarner: Radio Advertisers Must Commit, Not Dabble

"Sarner said radio remains steadier than television."

FOX, Roku Shareholders Approve $22 Billion Acquisition

The transaction would also position FOX as the country's third-largest media distributor, behind YouTube and the newly combined Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Civic Media Expands Into Illinois and Iowa With 13-Station Deal

“We believe radio plays a crucial role in our local communities and we look forward to supporting the teams at Titan Broadcasting, Pritchard Broadcasting Corporation, and Galesburg Broadcasting Company in fulfilling that role.”

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