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Networks that only cater to their existing base tend to shrink over time as that base ages out. Consequently, if a scrolling text chain is what it takes to pull younger eyes toward CNN's programming, that's a trade worth making.

"For now, the man who once looked like the biggest risk ESPN ever took may actually be the network’s best example of how to maximize the relationship without walking away from the brand that helped build it."

Nobody wants an outside ownership group walking into their newsroom and announcing that everything's been done wrong. That conversation never goes well, no matter who's delivering it or how it's framed.

"Build your personal footprint across social media and local events. Doing so ensures your connection with the audience belongs to you."

"CW Sports is not going to feature games pitting traditional powers like Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Georgia or Texas against each other. However, just looking at the 2026 college football schedule, they do have some interesting matchups."

"A market with only two giant radio companies (and Public Radio) would be better equipped to take format chances and fight the flight to other media."

"iHeartMedia would be best served by dropping its contention over a non-compete breach and allowing Roberts and Strain to move forward. Doing so wouldn't diminish the company's contractual rights. It would demonstrate something far more valuable: perspective."

This isn't a fair fight, and it never really has been. Broadcast radio and television didn't just bring a spoon to a knife fight here. It brought a feather duster to a bazooka battle.

Radio was the language I spoke. It was the only thing I really understood. I had spent so many years programming, building formats, developing talent, and understanding audiences—that it was all so inherent in me. That made everything more difficult."

"Every organization wants great leaders. Yet too often, leadership is confused with authority, title, or seniority. If you’ve been in the workforce for any length of time, you already know that leadership has little to do with someone’s title and everything to do with the influence they earn."