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TKO President Mark Shapiro: Netflix Lagging Engagement Is “Getting Blown Up” By Media

"In the same way, you're going to go to ESPN or you're going to go to Paramount Plus. If you're looking for sports, you're going to go to Netflix first and foremost when you turn on the tube."

KFRU Adds Pete Mundo to Morning Drive

The move follows August layoffs that included former KFRU morning host David Gaines and another local host, Simon Rose.

77 WABC’s Sid Rosenberg: Some Days, I Consider Going Back to Sports Radio

"What good is the fight if we are not all in this together?"

Westwood One Sports Adds Pete Sousa As Co-Host Of The Drake Toll Show

"Pete brings a unique mix of sports experience and personality to the show as an ESPN and NBC play-by-play announcer."

Ariel Helwani and ‘Uncrowned’ from Yahoo Sports to Debut ‘Helwanivision’ During PFL Battle of the Giants on DAZN

Barrett Media produces over 20 stories per day on the music, news, and sports media industries. To make sure you're updated on the latest...

Yahoo Sports Names Shaheen Al-Shatti Editor in Chief for Ariel Helwani’s ‘Uncrowned’; Adds Additional Talent

A few weeks ago, Ariel Helwani and Yahoo Sports announced a multi-year partnership to launch Uncrowned, a new combat s media brand which will produce MMA,...

Yahoo Sports and Ariel Helwani to Launch New Combat Sports Media Brand ‘Uncrowned’

Ariel Helwani said he had a big announcement coming and that it had to be big if he was going to leave Vox Media...

Ariel Helwani Headed to Yahoo Sports, Per Report

In a social media post last week, MMA insider Ariel Helwani announced he was leaving both Vox Media and Spotify after three years. He...

Ariel Helwani: ‘Fascinating to Watch’ Mainstream Sports Media Cover and Discuss Women’s Sports

"It’s very much a thing, and it’s kind of eye-opening; it’s like, ‘Wow, you guys have no idea how to do this correctly.’"

Norby Williamson’s Fall Sends a Message, ESPN’s Vision Won’t Be Compromised

“There can’t be two top dogs up top pulling in opposite directions. If Norby wasn’t sold on the path forward, it was time to move on.”

Ariel Helwani: I Thought Maybe I Could Be The Howard Cosell of MMA Coverage

"I said, 'maybe I could be the voice of this sport. Maybe I could be the Howard Cosell of this sport."

Rich Eisen Nearly Returned to ESPN

“That’s as far as I’ll go. I don’t know why it didn’t happen. I was ready to go for this show. Potentially both TV and radio, same time.”

Jeremy Schaap: ‘It Would Have Been Strange To Host The Sports Reporters’

"John Saunders was a great choice. He did a tremendous job until his very unfortunate and premature death in 2016 after having done the show for 15 years."

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KFRU Adds Pete Mundo to Morning Drive

The move follows August layoffs that included former KFRU morning host David Gaines and another local host, Simon Rose.

77 WABC’s Sid Rosenberg: Some Days, I Consider Going Back to Sports Radio

"What good is the fight if we are not all in this together?"

Westwood One Sports Adds Pete Sousa As Co-Host Of The Drake Toll Show

"Pete brings a unique mix of sports experience and personality to the show as an ESPN and NBC play-by-play announcer."

Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon Earn 43rd Walter Cronkite Award of Excellence in Journalism

"To receive an honor bearing Walter Cronkite’s name is humbling, because you immediately think about the standard he set for journalism."