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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."

Music Radio Reacts To The Passing Of Wanda Smith

According to multiple reports, Smith succumbed to long-standing health issues.

Eric Von Haessler: Radio Hosts Have a Duty to Ask Tough Questions of Political Candidates

"If you're going to choose to have people on who are in those positions, I don't give a damn what they eat for breakfast."

Andy Roth Named Director of Programming for Sports Radio 680/93.7FM The Fan

Dickey Broadcasting Company has announced the hiring of Andy Roth as Director of Programming for Sports Radio 680/93.7FM The Fan. Roth had been Brand Manager...

Longtime 95.5 WSB Traffic Reporter Doug Turnbull Announces Exit

"WSB has given me so much. It changed my life."

1380 WAOK Morning Host Rashad Richey Announces Exit For Nationally Syndicated Show

1380 WAOK morning host Rashad Richey has announced he has left the Audacy Atlanta station for a new nationally syndicated program. Richey had spent...

95.5 WSB Raises More Than $2 Million in Latest Care-a-Thon

"We all do this to make a difference."

680/93.7 The Fan in Atlanta Renews Georgia Tech Athletics for Five Years

“We’re proud that 680/93.7 The Fan will remain the flagship station of the Georgia Tech Sports Network, as it has been for the last 30-plus years."

Ken Charles is an Evangelist for Talk Radio

"I have to put on my evangelic hat, and I have to go out, and we all have to go out and we need to do a better job of evangelizing for this format."

Hutson Mason Leaving 680 The Fan

Mason has accepted a new opportunity with the Chick-Fil-A corporate office.

Eric Von Haessler: We Don’t Need to Do ‘Thanksgiving Stories’ Just to Have Something to Talk About

"Sometimes, we just come around as 'Oh, it's Thanksgiving. Let's do the Thanksgiving stories', right? People, it's not it's not that difficult to get through the day."

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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."