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Frankly, this is the best-case scenario for the network.

The reality is that podcasting, streaming, and digital audio have created incredible new opportunities for content creators. That's a good thing. There are far more paths into the business today than there were 20 years ago. But I also wonder how many people who enter competitions like this aren't even considering radio as a career.

"The Gronk and Jules Show is more than just a football show. It is a personality show built around its hosts."

"Those five words had become completely infectious across our programming team."

"PTI has always chosen to be different from everything else on ESPN, dating back to the moment it first hit the airwaves. It has continued to resist changing its core formula despite trends within the industry and within the network itself. So, why change now?"

"These are truly uncharted waters, and we're going to have to dive in."

We live in an on-demand world. People expect immediate information, and with their cell phones, they can get it.

"MLB has spent years talking about the importance of growing the game, reaching younger audiences and making baseball easier to watch. That mission doesn't begin with finding another streaming subscriber during the postseason."

"As good as anyone in football."

Make no mistake about it: this is on the horizon. You can pretend it won't happen, but it will. Right now, the only thing stopping companies is quality. The technology isn't good enough. Yet. But that's changing fast.