"Our promise is to put on real life human voices in our radio hosts and podcasters. To ensure that there would always be a human, there had all sorts of consequences from listeners being so thankful for that promise. But also for our own employees."
"Sports always had a starch to it where the gatekeepers didn't allow a lot of what we provided. We changed the industry in many ways, and I don't know if we get the proper respect for it."
“Stations were informed they must cease using the CBS Sports Radio name/brand on-air, online, on social media, and in any sales materials no later than Monday April 15, 2024.”
"MTV is still on the air in 2024, and it’s still profitable, but my nieces and nephews know it as a logo on an Urban Outfitters t-shirt. I wanted to know what happened, and where the spirit of MTV exists now."
The whole discussion was terrific, but I wanted to share the answers to just the first question Mike McVay asked which was, "What is the strength of the sports talk format?"
“Consolidating our owned and operated podcasts under the Audacy umbrella enables us to deliver a single value proposition to the advertising community..."
With the new features, Audacy's advertising partners will be able to more strategically place ads within specific podcast episodes and deliver ads when listeners are most engaged.
While Audacy has yet to release its fourth quarter and year-end earnings for 2023 due to the bankruptcy proceedings, it reported that revenue for the company was "in line with expectations" during the calendar year.
"Sports always had a starch to it where the gatekeepers didn't allow a lot of what we provided. We changed the industry in many ways, and I don't know if we get the proper respect for it."