"I love him. Just for so many people, this is a very tough day. This is an unfortunate reality across a lot of industries these days, especially ours."
"We're excited because we feel this is a step forward in using technology to change the way people think about radio. This is really the big data moment for radio, at least as we see it."
"We're all fearful when you disconnect with an audience for a couple of months. This is a short-term memory span society; you don't want to be gone for too long."
"Far too many were eager to mock a staged wrestling angle, a promotional appearance, or a calculated branding move that they overlooked what was actually happening."
"A.I. does not live in local markets, play games at your remotes, connect with listeners, or comprehend what culture you have built inside your cluster."
If you have been given the microphone on a news/talk station, there are many very cool things about it. Emery's introspective musings are a reminder of the gift that you have as a host.
"I love him. Just for so many people, this is a very tough day. This is an unfortunate reality across a lot of industries these days, especially ours."
"I don't think they felt comfortable that Ryan Clark would be able to hold that in. So, they let him go for the day and then pulled him off air before he had a chance."
"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."
"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."
"If you work long enough, you will get fired regardless of your profession. But to fire a man that helped bring a show its very first Emmy award in the midst of that show is cowardly."
"Ravech is just the second name reported as part of ESPN's roster cuts. The cuts come as the network absorbs the NFL Network as part of a 10% equity stake acquisition by the NFL."
"My wife and I moved back to Pittsburgh two years ago after having been away for 32 years. It’s our hometown, and our families live here. It’s a chance to spend more time with my wife."
"I couldn't have been any more pleased or happier with the way that I was going out. I didn't even consider wanting to go another year, while I know that other people did. But for me, I was done."
"The really disconcerting foreign influence may lie with those podcasters and hosts who supported Israel for those same decades and then suddenly turned on a dime and changed their positions. Perhaps that deserves a little more scrutiny."
"I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a talented group of people and for everything we were able to accomplish together."
"I'm confident they will help us move quickly, enhance innovation and stay at the leading edge of a changing media landscape as we build toward the future."
"Modernizing these outdated regulations will help ensure broadcasters can continue investing in local journalism and providing the free, trusted news and information that communities across America rely on every day.”
"Repealing the national cap will provide essential relief for local broadcasters by restoring a healthy counterbalance to the growing leverage of national programmers."
"We're proud to be the first broadcaster to deploy AutoStage Broadcaster Portal Premium as part of our broader effort to bring new sources of audience insight to radio."