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The NFL is doing it right. Bad Bunny will be growing cume for the league on Super Bowl Sunday.

Welcome to day two of Barrett Media's Top 20 series for the 2025 calendar year. This series is well regarded across sports radio, news/talk...

"One of sports media’s great partnerships did not end with a bang. It faded into uncertainty. Until someone finally tells the full story, that uncertainty is all the audience has left"

"In my view, the 50-person coach/contributor/senior voting panel favored cannabis over Canton by failing to induct Belichick unanimously."

Traditional media needs to excel now more than ever, and we need great leaders to take us into the future. We need to encourage and inspire those on the way up.

We've all worked for a boss that was...overly invested...in our stations. This structure sure makes it seem like that will be cut.

"As you review these results, please remember that they represent the collective feedback shared by our industry voters."

"If a ban ever existed, it didn’t matter. If it never existed, it mattered even less. The narrative still drove attention, fueled conversation, and reinforced Barstool’s ability to thrive without permission, credentials, or traditional access."

"I don’t make music to chase a trend, or try to get viral on TikTok. I just make music that I love. It takes a lot of other variants, but I still believe that song is king."

“We tried consultants before and it didn’t work.” Then you hired advisors, not executors. Fractional works because it stays in the system long enough to adjust, learn, and deliver.