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FanDuel Sports Network Layoffs Underway As Atlanta Offices Set To Close

"According to the filing, 74 employees will be affected by the shutdown, representing the full staff at both locations, a development that signals a significant operational reset in one of the country’s most active regional sports markets."

Ryan Ripken Added to Baltimore Orioles Broadcast Team on MASN

"After stepping away from playing, Ripken transitioned into media, building a digital presence through The Ryan Ripken Show, a YouTube program that has attracted more than 24,000 subscribers."

Mike Tirico Credits Marv Albert for Guiding Him on How To Call an NBA Broadcast

"There are pieces of the style of how Marv called the game in our own personality that in all three of us you can hear."

Nick Wright Named New Host Of PokerGo Program ‘No Gamble, No Future’

"Wright, who fronts First Things First on FS1 and hosts the What’s Wright? With Nick Wright podcast, will join longtime host Brent Hanks at the desk for the upcoming season."

Seattle Kraken Announce Multi-Year Extension With TEGNA

"We have done exactly what we set out to do, giving more fans, in more homes, access to more games than ever before."

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."