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In today’s world, there are so many ways to get song suggestions from listeners — text, email, mobile app, website, social media, and probably five more I’m not thinking of — that it’s hardly difficult.

There are plenty of reasons to think the FCC is incompetent. This isn't one of them.

"The contrast with Finebaum isn’t subtle, and neither is the message sent to the rest of the ESPN roster. Some voices get guardrails. Others get carte blanche. That approach may make business sense in the short term, but it erodes internal trust and external clarity."

"Please, owners: less is more. Support publicly. Criticize privately. Stay rich. Stay upstairs. Stay off the mic. Your fanbase doesn’t want to hear from you."

There are few other industries that would operate this way.

Outside of the fear of being replaced, what I hear most about AI from fans is a fear of being misled — and a desire for real human connections with people they can trust, not digital hangouts with randoms who might be bots.

"At its core, this isn’t about forcing veteran radio talent to adapt to social media. It’s about reminding them that they’ve always been content creators."

YouTube can’t say it’s actively combating AI slop while profiting from it in obvious ways.

"Until networks shift their focus from chasing headlines to building smarter, sharper, fan-first programming, the result will remain the same. More money. More familiar faces. Less impact."

"When you are great from the beginning, people tend to expect that every single year, and if you fall off even a little bit, you get destroyed."