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"There is so much new breaking news every day in the world of sports. It’s not playing ‘Stairway to Heaven’ again. Literally, every time you tune in there is something new going on."

"In news, hot takes — you have to be more careful about that because words have power.”

"If you don’t have an angle on something, you can probably skip it. Find the things, no matter how trivial, that you really care about."

"For Rosen and Mason, Barrett Media recognition is appreciated, but it is not the destination. It is a byproduct. A reflection of culture. Of collaboration. Of hiring talented people and giving them the room — and responsibility — to create."

"In San Diego, saber-rattling in the Gulf means our family members will be deployed. So we speak a whole different language."

"When we started doing hip hop, we utilized the records we were hearing on Soul Train, American Bandstand, and 77 WABC. Our inspiration wasn’t about color. It was about vibration and sound."

"I'm kind of looking at it like I'm beginning my radio career in as much as when I started, I was on a college station that nobody listened to. And I'm looking at it like starting a podcast and a channel that doesn't exist."

"We love each other. That means we can give each other the business without being mean. The dynamic is so familiar to people. When listeners tune in they immediately identify with it."

"I love to do some impressions. We sing a little bit, play some funny clips. It's just a little buffet of everything. And my producers know that among the stories we have to cover every day, there are two or three fun things we can do, which are either New York-centric or from around the country and sometimes the world.”

"I want the show to be enough for me, so I’m really focused on the foundational things in my life which includes the job. If I started slipping or not caring as much, the amount of people that affects outside of me. That’s the motivation when the alarm goes off."