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Dan Orlovsky Staying At ESPN

"Sources told Marchand that FOX never considered Orlovsky a candidate to join Kevin Burkhardt in its top NFL booth. The network was offering him the chance to do some play-by-play and also be at the center of a weekday NFL show."

Bleav Announces Partnership With SiriusXM

"The Bleav podcasts come with some serious star power. Each show features a former player paired with a host to discuss the latest news about their team. In adding Bleav, SiriusXM adds the likes of Eric Davis, Lorenzo Neal, Adam "Pac Man" Jones and others to its roster."

Adam Lefkoe: ‘It’s My Job To Start Arguments On TNT’

“As long as the talent that I’m with is enjoying the experience, that’s what I think a host role is."

Paul Allen: ‘Miraculous’ That Patrick Beverley Silenced Stephen A. Smith

“We need provocative stuff; we need guys to get outside of the box and give us interesting stuff, so I’m here for what Pat [Beverley] had to say.”

John Ourand Expects Apple To ‘Run The Table’ On Upcoming TV Rights Deals

"He said Apple's willingness to experiment and the availability of properties like MLS and Major League Baseball line up perfectly."

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Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

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.