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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."

Kirk Herbstreit: Grinding Prep Is My Brand In College and NFL

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"I gotta grind and study and be prepared, be the most prepared guy.”

Ken Carman: Al Michaels ‘Feels Untethered’ On Amazon Prime Video

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"The thing that stuck out was Kirk Herbstreit ripping the elf," said Carman. "Don't be ripping Brownie the Elf, man."

Cris Collinsworth Tells Kay Adams Why He Doesn’t Do the “Slide” Anymore

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"(Mike) Tirico doesn't do the opening monologue. So what am I going to do?" Collinsworth asked. "I could lean out, but it'd be stupid. I don't know what you do. Do you just do it for effect"

Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football Debut Was a Smashing Success

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New things are scary. But if you're watching literally all your television through a streaming platform, the amount of consternation I saw last week was embarrassing.

Kirk Herbstreit Wants to Make TNF Booth the “Best in Television”

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“My goal is to be the best booth in television and I feel like I’m working with Al and Freddy, I don’t know why we can’t be.”

Al Michaels: The Broadcast Isn’t “Diminished” with Alternate Feeds

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Al Michaels recognizes he is stepping into a big unknown with his role as the play-by-play announcer of a strictly streaming NFL package. Michaels, speaking...

Al Michaels ‘Really Comfortable’ With Kirk Herbstreit

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"By the end of the first quarter, I said, ‘This is really working extremely well,’ and then we did 3 1/2 quarters that night," Michaels said.

The Five Best NFL Broadcasters of All Time

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Memorable without a scream or catchphrase. Less equaled more. That was Summerall in a nutshell. 

Robert Kraft Tried To Get FOX To Hire Al Michaels

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"The broadcasting legend was told that FOX was going to pursue him, but says that information did not come from anyone officially connected to FOX and that the network never reached out."

Pat McAfee: ‘Kirk Herbstreit, Al Michaels Can Be Best Broadcast Team in NFL’

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“Hey Herbie, everybody’s f***ing pumped you’re in the NFL now!”
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Why Pat McAfee’s Reported ESPN Extension Is About Far More Than Just Money

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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."