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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

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"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

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"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

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"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

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"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Sports Radio Legends Built the Format, They Shouldn’t Be the Ones Burying It

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"Legacy isn’t only defined by what you did behind the microphone. It’s also defined by how you speak about the institution after you step away from it."

Former 94 WIP Hosts Howard Eskin, Angelo Cataldi Disappointed With Current State of Station

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"Radio is a dying business. It's sad because both our careers were great for sports talk radio, but it's a business that's almost dead."

Why NBC Sports’ Nostalgia Broadcasts Are Roadmaps for Others To Replicate

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"The industry spends so much time chasing what’s next — new platforms, new angles, new metrics — that it sometimes forgets what worked. A well-timed throwback isn’t regression. It’s perspective."

Bob Costas Hints at Possible Additional NBA on NBC Throwback Broadcasts Coming

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"For a variety of circumstances, Marv Albert is not, Ahmad Rashad is not, and Dr. J [Julius Erving] is not. They all wanted to be part of it."

Inside Spike Eskin’s Evolution From Programmer To Host Guiding 94 WIP Afternoons

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"My aggressiveness and emotions benefited and hurt me in some ways. I find it much easier for me to work for Rod [Lakin] than work for me."

How Matt Nahigian Plans for Super Bowl LX To Be 95.7 The Game’s Crowning Moment

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"If I’m not involved the entire time, what the hell am I doing? This is why I got in the business. Is it a lot of work? Sure, but who cares."

Mike Missanelli: 97.5 The Fanatic’s ‘Make the Switch’ Campaign Will Never Work Against 94 WIP

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"They’re so far behind in the ratings that there’s no way they could possibly catch up if they keep doing even what they do"

How Leila Rahimi Is Setting a New Standard at 670 The Score in Chicago

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"I never dreamt in a million years that I would make some sort of Chicago sports media history."

Wing Bowl Makes Its Return This February In Las Vegas

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"The promotion originally began in 1993 as a supplement for Philadelphia sports fans since the Eagles had never won a Super Bowl"

How Sports Radio Can Reclaim the Attention It Once Had

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"There was a time when sports radio was fun, creative, competitive, and in some cases brash and contentious"
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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

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"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

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"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

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"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

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"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."