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“From the start, I knew this was more than just playing music—it’s about creating moments."

I want you to feel better about yourself, about life, about opportunities when you turn the radio off or walk away than you felt before you turned it on. That's my goal.”

"The fastball is not the only pitch I’m trying to throw, and over the course of my career, I’ve tried to mix in different pitches and do things different ways."

What information did Zeoli get from the author of the book that generated plenty of headlines? Let's find out.

"We are really unique in that our audiences are young, they’re consuming on different platforms and the investment from a company like ESPN, which has been around for 20 years investing in this space, is paying those dividends now."

"I'm gonna turn 70 in May and it'll be 50 years to the month that I've done this for a living. So that's a nice round number."

“My biggest accomplishment, though, is shaping the culture within our building.

"Once you understand that a successful podcast benefits from being in the moment, talking about what's happening now just like they do in sports; then you can use those same strategies successfully."

It's tough to pick a starting point when talking to Smith, but I decided to start in 2016 when he had a number-one song and was touring the country.

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