Field -- who has served as the company's President since 1998 and CEO since 2002, dating back to its days known as Entercom -- will shift to a role as a Special Advisor to the CEO and Board after his departure.
87% of all news podcast downloads are of new episodes. That represents the highest level of any podcast format, with sports being the only other genre over 80%, at 82%.
"Over the years, I am just blown away by the generosity of the audience. It's not me, it's not even you guys, it's not Food for the Poor, it's the blessing that is this audience."
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."