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97.1 The Eagle flipped from a rock format to talk and many in the business were shocked by the move, but maybe none of us should have been all that surprised.

There is a big difference between buzz and sustainability.

For the 6:00 AM to noon Eastern period, Fox News was, by far, tops on cable with 1.97 million total viewers including 298,000 within the key 25-54 demographic. CNN's morning ratings received a hefty boost from its normal levels, averaging 1.52 million viewers.

Alternate broadcasts are all the rage these days, and ESPN, in conjunction with Omaha Productions, debuted a new one this weekend as The Pat...

Twitter became where you went to break news and gather information. It’s where you built an audience and answered questions. And while it became an inescapable part of the job, I’ve increasingly come to struggle with the business rationale for doing so.

There is nothing worse in sales when you feel one way about changes like this and are told to say something else.

McDonough is a big-time announcer. He has certainly carved out a niche for himself with a style that, to me, is all his own.

As noted in the network total day averages below, Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC each drew above average from their regular daytime programming.

Just because you're hired simply because of your last name and obvious connections built within the business, it doesn't mean you can't be fantastic.

Kayal moving to News/Talk is a trend that we continue to see in our business and there are several reasons why this will happen.