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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."

Toucher & Rich Both Deserve A Little Empathy

We all say and do things we regret. It appears, at least publicly, Fred Toucher is doing the right things to rectify those wrongs.

Fred Toucher Returns to 98.5 The Sports Hub, Apologizes For Attacking Colleagues

“I talked to Jon, I talked to Rich. He had offered his connections at Dana Farber, he had offered these things. In retrospect, it was a stupid thing to do.”

Rich Shertenlieb: Mark Jones ‘Might be the Worst’

“It sounds like when my dad used to put on a rock shirt and go ‘I’m cool, bro, right? Rock n’ roll!’”

Fred Toucher Expects To Be Cleared to Return to 98.5 The Sports Hub

“I think that if I go to the doctor on Monday, he is going to give me permission to go back on the air.”

Mike Gorman Volunteers To Appear On 98.5 The Sports Hub

“Mike did not have to be on today. He never has to be on. He volunteered to be on because he’s just that kind of guy.”

Sports Radio’s Winter Book Ratings Recap (Major Markets)

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Fred Toucher: No One From Toucher & Rich But Mike Lockhart Has Reached Out To Me

"In a pair of tweets over the weekend, Toucher indicated that in the three weeks that he's been absent from Toucher & Rich, he has heard little or nothing at all from Rich Shertenlieb and Jon Wallach."

Rich Shertenlieb: ‘So Minor League’ For No Play-By-Play Announcer on NBC Sports Boston Celtics Playoff Games

"This is the playoffs, man. This is a different level, and for some reason, it's really bugging me."

Marc Bertrand: ESPN Still Treats NHL Like ‘Red-Headed Stepchild’

"The ESPN brand has not treated the NHL the same way they do the NBA. Not even close."

Marc Bertrand: ‘RedZone Has Gone in the Tank’

"You never get a live look-in at those other games when there's not a team in the red zone."

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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.”