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Approaching The Summit: Justin Johnson, 98Rock

"The second you think you've got radio figured out, everything changes, and you know nothing."

‘Inside the NBA’ Lost Some Spark Through No Fault of It’s Own on ESPN

"The biggest lesson from Inside the NBA's first season on ESPN isn't that the show suddenly became less talented, less entertaining, or less insightful. It's that audiences can't engage with a show they rarely see."

Should Radio Go Commercial-Free on the 4th of July Weekend?

"Commercial-free beach afternoons would sound awesome."

Why Scott MacFarlane Chose MeidasTouch After Leaving CBS News

"This is a pivotal moment. Democratic norms are coming unspooled, and if people don't get after that, they're going to keep unspooling."

Colin Dunlap: Fans Seeing RSNs Collapse Have Nothing to Worry About

"I just don't believe that there will be a time when I turn my television on and the Penguins and Pirates won't be on."

John Ourand: Bally’s Problems Are Bally’s Problems, Not All RSNs’

"The implosion is not going to happen all at once. It's just happening all at once for the biggest purveyor of regional sports networks in the country."

Bally Sports RSNs Were Destined to Fail

Once streaming became more prevalent, it was only natural that the regional sports network model was going to collapse.

Scripps Sports Says ‘Phones Are Ringing Off the Hook’ Amid RSN Uncertainty

"What we’re bringing to the market is a new model that the leagues and the teams can get behind because they understand it’s about balancing both the revenue that they bring in as well as reach."

Major League Baseball Creates Economic Reform Council to Assess Local Media Rights Model

"Commissioner Rob Manfred says that it may behoove the league not to rely on teams' local media rights deals so heavily."

NBA Renews Local Streaming Deal With Bally Sports Networks

"The league reportedly gave Diamond Sports Group a list of 13 conditions for renewal. All 13 have currently been met."

Diamond Sports Group Skips Debt Payment As Expected

"Diamond Sports Group expects that its business will continue as usual."

MLB Will ‘Make Games Available’ If Bally Sports Goes Under

“What we do is largely dependent on how Diamond and the creditors play their cards, what they decide to do.”

MLB, NHL, NBA Unlikely to Buy Bally Sports RSNs

“Right now, there is a large amount of people who don’t see games in their home markets. That’s not good for the sports leagues.”

Mike Conti: ‘Appalling’ That ‘Some Creep’ Posted Bob Rathbun Video Online

“He is a true gentleman. He is a friend to all of us. It was hard for me to do the broadcast last night having watched that.”

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‘Inside the NBA’ Lost Some Spark Through No Fault of It’s Own on ESPN

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Should Radio Go Commercial-Free on the 4th of July Weekend?

"Commercial-free beach afternoons would sound awesome."

Why Scott MacFarlane Chose MeidasTouch After Leaving CBS News

"This is a pivotal moment. Democratic norms are coming unspooled, and if people don't get after that, they're going to keep unspooling."

Toy Story 5 and Taylor Swift Give Country Radio a Culture Moment

"The audio is completely secondary to the sheer magnitude of the event."