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Is Netflix Preparing For A Sports Media Rights Shopping Spree?

"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."

Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Newsmax, Verizon Renew Multi-Year Carriage Agreement

"Newsmax is pleased with the new agreement which keeps the channel in approximately 60 million U.S. homes putting it on par with major networks like CNN and FOX"

Joy Reid To Host ‘The Joy Reid Show’ Beginning June 9

“The Joy Reid Show marks an exciting new chapter in my career."

Connoisseur Media CEO Sues Soros Fund Over Potential Purchase of Audacy

"The lawsuit stems from a claim that Del Nin agreed to make Warshaw CEO of Audacy after the company exited its recent bankruptcy reorganization, or alternatively, to pay Warshaw 5% of Soros’ profits from the arrangement"

Nexstar Media Group Lands 52 Total Edward R. Murrow Awards In Television

"Among the top honorees, WKRG-TV (CBS) in Mobile, Alabama, and KGET-TV (NBC/CW) in Bakersfield, California who were both recognized for “Overall Excellence.”"

WTOP Earns Five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

"The awards were announced via a release from the RTDNA on Wednesday for Region 12 which comprises Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C."

‘The Financial Exchange’ Added to SiriusXM Business Radio Channel

"In a world where listeners have numerous ways to consume the content they love the most, adding an incredible brand like Sirius XM will help us expand our reach to a new audience that we’re excited to be a part of."

WTOP Adds Bloomberg Business of Entertainment Reports

"These major market clearances are proof that this content is of interest to audiences, as well as advertisers."

Perry Finelli Retires From Minnesota Public Radio After a 50-Year Career in Broadcasting

"It’s been just about 50 years of doing this and it’s been wonderful."

E. Curtis Johnson Announces Retirement After 49 Years

"It was a hard decision to make, but I'm comfortable that I've made the right call for my quality of life. I will miss this team.”

MSNBC Anchor Ari Melber in Discussions With Rival Networks: Report

"Melber has been the host of the highly rated The Beat since 2017"

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Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Why News/Talk Radio Stations Must Preserve Their History Before It Disappears

I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.