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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Mike Felger: Being 2nd Chair in Sports Radio ‘Sneaky Hard’

“I’m just used to running my mouth and setting the pace, and that sort of thing.”

Fred Toucher: What Did Joe Benigno Think Would Happen By Revealing Robert Saleh Texts?

"He's on Zoom and he looks like he's in his bedroom from like 1962. It looks like a little kid's bedroom."

Fred Toucher: Paul Finebaum Deserves Credit For Building His Empire

While joking about callers into Finebaum's program, the Boston sports radio host did give the longtime college football voice props.

Fred Toucher: Everyone in Boston is Talking About Who Will Replace Rich Shertenlieb

Toucher's comments came after 98.5 The Sports Hub played suggestions from listeners on who should replace Shertenlieb.

Fred Toucher: 98.5 The Sports Hub is Responsible for 18% of Beasley Revenue

"If you don’t want to own this station, you don’t want to be in radio."

Mike Felger: Rich Shertenlieb Had to Have Something Else Lined Up Before Leaving

"You don't see a guy walk away from a successful radio show like that. You just don't see it. I believe he's got to have something as good if not better in his back pocket..."

Fred Toucher: Rich Shertenlieb Should Leave Sports Radio Behind

"...I would hope that he just does something where he can just flex that comedic bone and have fun."

No Satisfying Answers in Toucher & Rich Divorce

“That is the thing about professional partnerships. While many people and departments can benefit from their success, at the end of the day, their fate rests in the hands of just two people.”

Kirk Minihane: Why Can’t Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb Admit They Hate Each Other?

"It's always a weird segment in radio -- where you have to say goodbye. It doesn't have to be weird."

Rich Shertenlieb: ‘I’ll Be Announcing My Plans in the Near Future’

"It was not my decision to not say goodbye on the radio, nor was it my plan to leave the program and station this soon."

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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”