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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 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?"

The Odyssey Proves News/Talk Radio Needs a New Playbook

Being a contrarian can absolutely work for a host. It grabs attention, and it can build a brand. But real skill shows up when a host takes a popular topic somewhere unexpected instead of somewhere predictable.

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

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

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

"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

"(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

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”

“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

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

"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

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

"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’

“Hey Herbie, everybody’s f***ing pumped you’re in the NFL now!”

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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?"

The Odyssey Proves News/Talk Radio Needs a New Playbook

Being a contrarian can absolutely work for a host. It grabs attention, and it can build a brand. But real skill shows up when a host takes a popular topic somewhere unexpected instead of somewhere predictable.

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."