WCBS 880 Got All of The Headlines But ESPN New York’s Future Warrants Attention
"ESPN New York has a better solution today than it did yesterday, and Audacy reduced payroll and improved their bottom line, while continuing to own all-news and the top sports brand in town."
‘Inside the NBA’ Should Be an NBA Halftime and Postgame Show, Anything Else Could Ruin Its Legacy
Count me among those that will be absolutely crushed if 'Inside the NBA' goes away. I have written in this space before about my...
News Talk Radio Hosts Can Learn Something from Sports Talk Host Paul Finebaum
As someone who used to work in the world of Sports Talk, it’s an exciting time of the year. The college football and NFL...
Indie88 and Ian March, Northern Attitude: Part 2
“I’ve heard American programmers just assume everything we play is because we’re legally required to."
Media Research: Can They ALL Be Right?
Media advertisers and sellers are bombarded with media research and data from various sources. Remarkably, most research presented to clients usually indicates they are...
Mark Sanchez is On His Way to Becoming a Star NFL Analyst for FOX Sports
It’s not often that one segment on a program inspires an entire column, but you are about to read an example of this happening....
Radio Station Programmers Need to Make Time for Creativity
You likely have more than one job at the radio station. You are being pushed in a myriad of directions. We often forget that...
The State Of Radio And What Are We Doing About The Future
I think there is some sense in the idea that one all-news radio station is really all the city can sustain, but it’s about cash more than anything from the LMA to the AFTRA contract to the sales commissions.
One Year Later, Radio Without All Access
"UMG said at the top of the year that they were going to take the revenues that they paid people to promote radio or market to radio and cut the budget in half."
Michael Phelps Has Some Rowdy Gaines in Him, Which Should Make NBC’s Transition Pretty Easy in 2032
There’s no way NBC Sports can find another Rowdy Gaines to call swimming, which is why Gaines’ announcement that the 2028 Los Angeles Games...
