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How Bob and Brian Built a Morning Show Dynasty at The Hog

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"He gave us two orders. One, be funny. Two, don't piss off the clients,"

Why Pat McAfee’s Reported ESPN Extension Is About Far More Than Just Money

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"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."

ESPN May Be Having Its Finest Moment When It Matters Most

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"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."

When Radical Becomes Rational: A New Case for Bold Radio Ideas

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"Ninety percent of the ideas will end up on the floor. But some won't."

Bengals Pitched NFL, Amazon on Being Annual Host For Black Friday Game

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“We play in Dallas and Detroit on Thanksgiving every year. How about playing in Cincinnati on Black Friday every year?"

Fred Gaudelli Wins Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Award

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"Joining former award winners – not to mention colleagues and friends including John Madden, Al Michaels, Chris Berman, Dick Ebersol, Howard Katz and Andrea Kremer – makes this honor the greatest of my career.”

Al Michaels: Amazon Will Make ‘$18 Gazillion’ on Black Friday Game

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"Amazon Prime Video play-by-play announcer Al Michaels appeared on The Michele Tafoya Podcast, hosted his former NBC Sports colleague, to discuss what adding this game means to the network."

Sports Broadcasting Icon Al Michaels To Be Honored at the 2023 BSM Summit

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"This is a man who has spent more than five decades on your television screen calling the biggest games, and producing some of the most iconic moments sports has to offer."

Al Michaels on Finding Out Tim McCarver Would Replace Howard Cosell: ‘One of Greatest Calls in My Life’

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“Number one, I loved Tim! Loved him!”

FOX’s Faith in Kevin Burkhardt Paid Off

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FOX could have played it safe and hired the legendary Al Michaels. Instead, it took the leap of faith with Burkhardt, and it paid off.

Al Michaels Wasn’t Sure What to Expect From Amazon

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“I didn’t know what my expectations were except for the fact that I knew that with Fred in control, this was going to look big-time – and it did.”

Frank Frangie Exudes Jacksonville’s Enthusiasm for the Jaguars on 1010 XL

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“You want to be very enthusiastic but that enthusiasm shouldn’t spill over in a way that it takes away from the accuracy and the crispness of the broadcast.”

Angelo Cataldi: Could Al Michaels Just Quit Already?

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"How do you go from 'Do you believe in miracles?' to "There's a flag on the field'?"

Landry Locker: Al Michaels Lost His Excuses Saturday Night

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"One of the biggest comebacks in playoff history and Al Michaels couldn’t stay awake.”
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Women In Radio’s Meaghan Taylor on Mentorship vs. Sponsorship in Radio

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"A sponsor is the person who walks into a room you're not in and talks openly about you. That's what moves careers."