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"For radio station teams, the lineup is just one corner of the 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that is event production."

Here’s the question: Will another research company have an opportunity to overthrow King Nielsen? Will radio and audio measurement change? I expect we’ll see a new landscape by the end of the decade.

The 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit presented by Point to Point Marketing is under three weeks away. We believe uniting the industry matters. Joel...

"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."

"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."

"Ninety percent of the ideas will end up on the floor. But some won't."

It's a story that has far exceeded the bounds of a great sports moment.

The lesson here isn't to flee podcasting. It's to approach it correctly.

"In less than three years, Yonni's influence has rubbed off on everyone."

"Local radio wins when it feels ALIVE. The magic isn't the music anymore — everybody has the music."