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ESPN’s Frozen Frenzy Posts Big Viewership Gains in Year Four

"The Frozen Frenzy Whiparound show on ESPN2 averaged 105K viewers, a 54% year-over-year gain."

Katie Zacharia, Aubrey Huff and the Art of Failing Fast

"A bad decision isn’t the end of the line if you make more good decisions than bad."

College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Why iHeartMedia Should Drop the Non-Compete Fight With Former KXnO Talent

"iHeartMedia would be best served by dropping its contention over a non-compete breach and allowing Roberts and Strain to move forward. Doing so wouldn't diminish the company's contractual rights. It would demonstrate something far more valuable: perspective."

If YouTube No Longer Has Measurement Standards, Why Should Broadcast Media?

This isn't a fair fight, and it never really has been. Broadcast radio and television didn't just bring a spoon to a knife fight here. It brought a feather duster to a bazooka battle.

Stop Mourning Radio. Start Reinventing Yourself Now

Radio was the language I spoke. It was the only thing I really understood. I had spent so many years programming, building formats, developing talent, and understanding audiences—that it was all so inherent in me. That made everything more difficult."

The Leader’s Checklist: What to Consider When Defining Great Leadership

"Every organization wants great leaders. Yet too often, leadership is confused with authority, title, or seniority. If you’ve been in the workforce for any length of time, you already know that leadership has little to do with someone’s title and everything to do with the influence they earn."

Tyler Connolly Weighs In on Theory of a Deadman’s New Music

I have known the guys in Theory of a Deadman for 24 years, and to me, they are one of the most underrated bands...

Damien Woody: My Job Was To Make Fans Better With ESPN

"I didn't want to have a lot of fluff. I wanted to spit real knowledge, take people behind the curtains, let them know how the sausage is made so fans will become better fans."

New Dan Bongino Radio Show Featuring Podcast ‘And Other Unique Content’

"The Dan Bongino podcast and some other content from me will be moving on to radio now."

Dusty Dvoracek, Danny Kanell splitting apart after five years on SiriusXM College Sports Radio

"Dusty Dvoracek and Danny Kanell have co-hosted the show for the past five years."

ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen Dead At 93

"Bill was a remarkable man – a visionary and an innovator who conceived the idea of a network entirely devoted to sports."

Abby Phillip Signs Contract Extension With CNN

CNN has now inked its primetime hosts to long-term extensions ahead of any potential sale to Paramount Skydance.

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Katie Zacharia, Aubrey Huff and the Art of Failing Fast

"A bad decision isn’t the end of the line if you make more good decisions than bad."

College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.