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Why Radio Talent Needs to Stop Playing It Safe

"The most demoralizing outcome is asking talent for creativity and then letting their ideas disappear into a corporate black hole."

Why Radio Personalities Must Share More Personal Stories

"It may start with a conversation with a co-host, but then do you bring in the listeners?"

Audacy’s Sports Talk Playbook Extends Beyond Frequencies Building for the Future

"FM is just one distribution point in a much larger ecosystem that includes streaming, podcasts, satellite and whatever comes next. The goal is no longer to own a frequency. It's to own every moment a sports fan wants to listen."

Why David Haugh Believes Journalism Is the Foundation of His Success at 104.3 the Score

"You want to crystalize the story as fast as possible. Cut through the fat. Don’t waste time when you’re on the air, just like you don’t waste space when you’re writing... The reporting background frames everything we do."

Fred Toucher: Bill Simmons Is Not Sticking up for Boston on Bill Belichick

"You got to be like, ‘That was ridiculous. What the hell are you doing?’"

Fred Toucher: Stephen A. Smith ‘is on ESPN 23 Hours a Day Live’

"Stephen A. Smith, to his credit, is very talented, and by that talent, he is on ESPN, as we’ve discussed, he’s in a green-screen prison."

Approaching The Summit: Mike Thomas, Audacy Boston

"These are challenging times, and it's always educational for me to hear how others are meeting the challenges."

Fred Toucher Questions How ‘Moron’ Jordon Hudson Handled Interview With Bill Belichick

"You have no idea what the hell you're doing. What's your experience in this? Banging an old guy?"

Fred Toucher Takes Aim at Pat McAfee

"Just get out of here, talking about sports, ‘Oh, everyone’s trying to cancel Pat McAfee.’ They let you do whatever you want, stupid."

Fred Toucher Believes Attendees of Pat McAfee ‘Big Night Aht’ Were Disappointed

“The reason that the place probably sold out is they thought it may be featuring one of his guests, and there was no Aaron Rodgers.”

Zolak & Bertrand: New England Patriots On Hard Knocks Would Only Benefit Them

“If I was an owner, I’d worry about if my coach is a freaking moron."

Nick Cattles Joins Locked On Podcast Network to Host New England Patriots Podcast

Cattles will continue his work on the "Everything Pats" podcast and part time at 98.5 The Sports Hub.

What Sports Radio Can Learn From Jon Gruden

"It continues to baffle me how hard it is for sports radio stations to figure out that the best form of advertising your brand is through your listeners."

Fred Toucher: ‘Deflategate’ Might Have Been ‘Worst Period of Sports Talk Radio’

"People that I knew didn’t care about it – I hated it."

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Why Radio Personalities Must Share More Personal Stories

"It may start with a conversation with a co-host, but then do you bring in the listeners?"

Audacy’s Sports Talk Playbook Extends Beyond Frequencies Building for the Future

"FM is just one distribution point in a much larger ecosystem that includes streaming, podcasts, satellite and whatever comes next. The goal is no longer to own a frequency. It's to own every moment a sports fan wants to listen."

Why David Haugh Believes Journalism Is the Foundation of His Success at 104.3 the Score

"You want to crystalize the story as fast as possible. Cut through the fat. Don’t waste time when you’re on the air, just like you don’t waste space when you’re writing... The reporting background frames everything we do."

Christine Williamson Is Becoming One of the Future Faces of ESPN’s SportsCenter

"Like it or not, change is a constant in big-time media, and ESPN will continue moving forward. Entertaining and energetic talents like Williamson are helping forge that new path."