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Erick Erickson: LIV Golf Has Captured Influential Audience

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Erick Erickson: LIV Golf Has Captured Influential Audience

Syndicated radio host Erick Erickson discussed LIV Golf Tuesday calling it a power play by the Saudi Arabians and comparing it to the current state of news media where prominent voices tend to go where the people are. 

Erickson said his radio show is “uncancellable” based on his influence on Substack and the fact that if his advertisers were ever scared away, he would use his subscriber money to pay for his syndication costs. 

According to his website, Erickson is syndicated on at least 20 radio stations across the country. 

Erickson said LIV has managed to capture an influential audience much like some of the national TV shows that air on the weekend. He mentioned “Meet the Press,” “Face the Nation,” and ABC’s “World News Tonight” as shows with targeted audiences.  

“Those Sunday shows don’t have a lot of eyeballs, but they have a lot of influence in Washington D.C,” Erickson said. “You are not the target audience for those programs, Washington D.C. is.”

Erickson said LIV Golf reminds him of his days at RedState, a conservative website owned by Salem Media. 

“We were not the largest website, we were not even the largest blog out there on the right, but we were the most influential,” said Erickson. 

Erickson said LIV Golf has something in common with the radio and television industry in that the audience may not be large for certain outlets but they can be influential.

“LIV is funded by the Saudis because they are trying to capture the eyeballs of the who’s who of America,” Erickson added.

Legendary Dodgers Broadcaster Vin Scully Passes Away At 94

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Former Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully passed away Tuesday at the age of 94, the team announced.

Scully was the team’s broadcaster for 67 years which was the longest tenure spent by any sports broadcaster with any one team. He was with the Dodgers for eight years when they were in Brooklyn before the team relocated to Los Angeles in 1958.

Dodgers’ President and CEO Stan Kasten released a statement saying, “We have lost an icon. The Dodgers’ Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian. He loved people. He loved life. He loved baseball and the Dodgers. And he loved his family. His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever. I know he was looking forward to joining the love of his life, Sandi. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this very difficult time. Vin will truly be missed.”

Scully started broadcasting Dodgers games in 1950, joining the legendary Red Barber and Connie Desmond. In 1953, he became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game at the age of 25. Scully was the broadcaster for 25 World Series, 20 no-hitters and 12 All-Star Games.

“I know it’s the perfect time,” Scully said inside Dodger Stadium before the game where he was honored on April 12, 2016. “I kept thinking, ‘I’ll be 89 when the season ends. If you go one more year, you’ll be 90.’ I don’t think that’s fair to the listeners. This will be it and I’ll be grateful.”

Connor Hughes Joins SNY As NFL Insider

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The “Home of New York Sports” SNY is adding Connor Hughes to its team effective immediately.

Hughes made the announcement on his Twitter account saying, “I am beyond thrilled to announce the next chapter of my career. Beginning Aug. 1, I’m joining SportsNet New York (SNY) as an NFL Insider…”

Hughes noted that he would be covering the New York Giants and the New York Jets, the two teams he knows very well already. He began his career covering the Giants with BigBlueInteractive and SB Nation but has primarily been a Jets writer since 2014.

DirecTV Strikes Deal with Amazon to Carry Thursday Night Football in Bars and Restaurants

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This season, Thursday Night Football moves over to Amazon’s streaming service for the first time. That might be good for consumers at home, but that left a drastic issue still with bars and restaurants carrying the games.

John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that Amazon has agreed to allow DirecTV co carry its games to bars and restaurants. Owners were being faced with the choice of having to upgrade their video systems to handle streaming video. Some are not currently equipped to do so. Some establishments that have upgraded their equipment recently have run into issues syncing the video to go to different televisions from the stream.

DirecTV is also entering its last season with NFL Sunday Ticket.

Townsquare Media Sees 13.6% Revenue Increase

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Townsquare Media Sees 13.6% Revenue Increase

For the second quarter of the fiscal year, Townsquare Media is reporting a net revenue of $121.9 million. That increase is 13.6% higher than the same quarter in 2021.

Meanwhile, the company had a net income of $4.9 million, which decreased from $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2021.

“I am proud to share that the Townsquare team delivered another quarter of strong revenue and profit growth, and in doing so, we achieved all-time record highs for both net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA”, CEO Bill Wilson said.

He also noted the company would be raising their fiscal year guidance after officially completing its purchase of Cherry Creek Broadcasting in June.

“As a Digital First Local Media Company focused principally on markets outside of the Top 50 in the United States, we have a resilient digital growth engine supported by subscription digital marketing solutions, with a large addressable market and limited competition. As we move forward, we expect double-digit digital net revenue growth to continue at strong margins, reaching our digital revenue target of at least $275 million in 2024.”

Wilson noted half of the company’s total revenue and profit comes from digital, and it will continue to be a meaningful part of Townsquare’s businesses.

Dan Abrams: NewsNation A Threat to ‘Outrage Media’

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After the hiring of Chris Cuomo to NewsNation, Dan Abrams is once again defending the channel, this time from what he calls “outrage” media who are threatened by the upstart network.

On his podcast, The Chris Cuomo Project, the newest member of the NewsNation team said the January 6th Committee hasn’t presented enough evidence to prove former President Donald Trump had committed a crime.

“One liberal commentator said ‘Cuomo was willing to lay low for all of a few months — now he’s back with a podcast and interviews in which he defends trump and demands America move on from January 6,” Abrams said. “Another said ‘Chris Cuomo was a liberal who got rejected by his fellow liberals. So now he’s moving to the right to try to find a new constituency.’ It couldn’t be that he believes it — and I will say that on this subject, I largely agree with him.”

Abrams then said Cuomo had also been slammed by conservative media members for his belief that Trump hadn’t been proven guilty, showing a clip from Jesse Watters of Fox News.

“So what does Chris Cuomo believe?”, Watters questioned. “We don’t know. Seems like he changes his opinion depending on who is paying him.”

Abrams then pointed out grievances aired by Newsmax host John Bachman after Cuomo’s hiring. Bachman shared skepticism that Cuomo is “neither a Republican or Democrat” and pointed out that Abrams himself worked at MSNBC.

“You got me. I worked at MSNBC… up until 2008,” Abrams said. “You know who else worked at MSNBC back in the day? Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham. And did you know that Cuomo worked at Fox News at one point? What does this all prove? It’s just a dumb thing to say.”

The defense of the network’s position of neutrality by Abrams comes at the same time the Nexstar-owned group is reportedly in discussions with conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly to become a contributor to the cable outlet.

Allison Williams Joining Fox Sports As College Football Sideline Reporter

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Allison Williams, the reporter who made headlines last year by refusing to comply with ESPN’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, has joined Fox Sports as a college football sideline reporter, according to a report from Outkick’s Bobby Burack.

“I am beyond thrilled and so grateful to be joining FOX Sports’ coverage of College Football this fall, Williams told Burack. “Having to step away from the sport and profession I love this past year has re-affirmed and reinvigorated the passion I have for this job.”

Williams, who joined conservative publication The Daily Wire for a sports series after leaving ESPN, will continue that work.

She also told Outkick she will be paired with Fox’s number two college football booth featuring newly acquired Jason Benetti and Brock Huard.

The story of her departure from ESPN last year made national news as the debate over vaccine mandates continued throughout the fall and winter.

“I am also so morally and ethically not aligned with this,” Williams said last October in the face of being forced to leave ESPN if she did not receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “And I’ve had to really dig deep and analyze my values and my morals, and ultimately I need to put them first. And the irony in all this is that a lot of these same values and morals that I hold dear are what made me a really good employee, what helped with the success that I’m able to have in my career.”

Gregg Giannotti Tells Mike Francesa ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Story

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Gregg Giannotti Tells Mike Francesa ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Story

Gregg Giannotti regaled listeners with a Mike Francesa moment at the end of Tuesday’s edition of Boomer & Gio.

Giannotti was discussing televisions inside radio studios when he remembered how things played out inside WFAN on January 15th, 2009. US Airways Flight 1549, captained by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, collided with a flock of birds shortly after take-off and was forced to land in the Hudson River in Midtown Manhattan. As the news coverage played out, Giannotti said Francesa looked on with intrigue.

“The whole Mike thing — at the time — he was getting picks wrong, and everyone use to get on him for that and whatever else,” Giannotti pointed out. “So he walks out of the studio, he looks up at the news coverage of the plane sitting there in the Hudson (River). And the volume’s not up.

‘I’m familiar with this plane,’ Giannotti said while impersonating Francesa. “‘This is not good. I know that plane. There’s about 300 people on that plane, and they’re all dead. There’s 300 people in there and they’re all gone. This is not good.'”

The volume on the tv wasn’t on. So, according to Giannotti, Francesa walked up and turned the volume up so everyone could hear.

“The second that you can hear it ‘just confirmed 155 people…all alive!’ He hits the volume back down and walks back into the studio,” Giannotti said. “That was the hardest I had to try not to laugh, in my life. Ah, poor Mike.”

Giannotti — who isn’t afraid to point out he and Francesa don’t get along — and guest host Sal Licata then discussed each’s relationship with “the sports pope”.

“I would say that I still have a good relationship with Mike. He was great to me. I loved him,” Licata admitted.

Linda Cohn Inks Extension With ESPN

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After recently celebrating her 30th year with ESPN, Linda Cohn has signed an extension to stay in Bristol.

ESPN announced Cohn has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the network as a SportsCenter anchor and a prominent contributor to hockey coverage.

“Linda has had an amazing career at ESPN and she continues to serve our fans after 30 years on the air,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN Executive Editor & Head of Event & Studio Production.

Cohn, who will appear on The Sports Talkers Podcast with Stephen Strom Thursday, has hosted more Sportscenter episodes than any other ESPN anchor.

“Hosting SportsCenter is huge – it never gets old for me,” said Cohn. “It’s what the viewers connect me with the most, and that’s a good thing. Every time I talk to a fan, a viewer, through social media, or I run into them at the grocery store, or when I’m out walking my dog Babs, they always say it’s comforting to see me still doing SportsCenter.

‘The Best Show Ever?’ Debuts on 97.5 The Fanatic

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‘The Best Show Ever?“, Philadelphia’s newest sports radio show, debuted Monday on 97.5 The Fanatic and NBC Sports Philadelphia.

The new afternoon show airs from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM and pairs Tyrone Johnson, Ricky Bottalico, Hunter Brody, and Jennifer Scordo.

“If you’re just tuning in or you’ve been under a rock the last few weeks, whatever it may be, why is it called The Best Show Ever? The point is you guys are the best fans ever,” co-host Tyrone Johnson opened the show. “You’re the best fans around. You’re the best fans in the world. You deserve the best show ever, and our goal each and every day will be to provide you with the best show ever.”

The show replaces The Mike Missanelli Show, which aired on 97.5 The Fanatic for more than a decade. Scordo and Johnson hosted the afternoon show on an interim basis after Missanelli’s May exit.

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