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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

ESPN Promotes Tim Corrigan, Amanda Gifford; Names Andy Tennant VP of Super Bowl Production

In addition to the alterations in sports production, ESPN has announced changes in its original content division under senior vice president Brian Lockhart.

Amanda Gifford: ESPN Hopes Technology Will Remain Big Part of College Football Broadcasts

As more technology enters sports broadcasts, networks will try to find any way they can to bring the viewer closer to the game. That...

Amanda Gifford Leads College Football, Mark Gross Over NFL in ESPN Reorg

"John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that new duties were assigned to five other ESPN employees today as well."

Reflecting On 30 Years of ESPN Radio

“There is an intimacy in the relationship you develop with your audience in radio that is unlike anything I’ve found in any other medium.”

Traug Keller Is Exiting The Game While Still On Top of It

"I loved ESPN. I couldn't have worked for a better company with better people, but it felt like the right time to step away."

6 More Participants Added to the 2020 BSM Summit

"Don Martin, RJ Bell, Jason Fitz, Amanda Gifford, Peter Rosenberg, and Chris Carlin join the star studded cast taking part in the 2020 BSM Summit."

Traug Keller and Marcia Keegan to Retire From ESPN Radio; Amanda Gifford and Dave Roberts to Manage the Network

"With Keller at the helm, ESPN Radio has become one of the most successful and respected brands in the country."

Thank You For Supporting The 2019 BSM Summit

"Jason Barrett provides a recap of the 2019 BSM Summit in Los Angeles."

Mike and Mike’s Differences Helped Make Them Great

In 1998, I was just learning how the radio business worked. I was at a small station that powered down at night, making $200...

Lessons Learned Last Week In Las Vegas

Sin City was electric last week, thanks to its usual festivities, and the arrival of the 2016 NAB Show. Over one hundred thousand people...

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."