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NFL Faces New Trial Over $4.7 Billion Sunday Ticket Verdict

The ruling represents another setback for the NFL as it defends its Sunday Ticket distribution model.

Joe Davis, Former Salem Media COO, Dies at 82

"He was our guide, our anchor, and our greatest supporter. I am a better man and a better father because of his example."

Ernie Johnson Hopes His Retirement Doesn’t Mean the End of Inside the NBA

"I would hope that they could continue the show in some form. And there are plenty of great studio hosts out there who could do what I do."

Ben Stevens Elevated To Full Time Co-Host of “D-Fish & Decker” at 97.1 The Fan

"Stevens has been a rotating fill-in host since 97.1 The Fan launched in May."

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."

Fred Toucher Credits Listener With Saving His Life, Takes Leave of Absence

"I had been going to doctors and they didn’t seem overly concerned. However, a listener heard me and put me in touch with a doctor he works with. I went and things didn’t go great."

Fred Toucher: Management Has Used Voice Problems Against Me In Contract Negotiations

"I will say that if you're ever negotiating a contract and have anything sketchy going on, they will use that against you."

Fred Toucher is Living Our Industry’s Worst Nightmare

"Not being able to speak is bad. Being able to speak but not sounding like yourself? That has to be maddening."

Scott Zolak Enlists Listener To Get Twitter Handle Back

"It takes a while for Twitter to get back to you, but I got an actual person at Twitter that reaches out and is handling this."

Fred Toucher: ‘Is My Career Over If I Continue to Talk Like This?’

"When your throat has been messed up long enough, you learn to speak in a different way to compensate for it."

Fred Toucher Updates His Vocal Condition

“No one wants to go on the IR, but I realize that radio is a physical game and it’s what you sign up for when you put on those headphones every morning."

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Joe Davis, Former Salem Media COO, Dies at 82

"He was our guide, our anchor, and our greatest supporter. I am a better man and a better father because of his example."

Ernie Johnson Hopes His Retirement Doesn’t Mean the End of Inside the NBA

"I would hope that they could continue the show in some form. And there are plenty of great studio hosts out there who could do what I do."

Ben Stevens Elevated To Full Time Co-Host of “D-Fish & Decker” at 97.1 The Fan

"Stevens has been a rotating fill-in host since 97.1 The Fan launched in May."

Borrell Associates: Digital Advertising Will Reach 80% of Local Ad Spending by 2030

Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."