"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
The value in attending an event like this is for local stations to put faces and personalities to those they work with at their networks and provide valuable station feedback.
The only thing that will sink radio as a viable platform for high-quality content distribution and engaging advertising opportunities is the industry itself.
It sparks nostalgia, it encourages pride, and it lets us celebrate the work we do. But if the celebration stops there, we’re wasting a chance to keep radio top of mind in the conversations that matter.
The industry needs to ask itself: are we planning ahead for what to do when there’s nothing big on the calendar, or are we content to wing it until the next political circus comes to town?
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”