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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."

What Goes Into a News Media Outlet Alienating Its Audience?

People say they want balance, but they really want their news to reinforce their own beliefs.

77 WABC Adds David Paterson to ‘Left vs Right’ with James Flippin

“I am thrilled to be a part of the permanent WABC Radio line-up and to represent the left side of things.”

Bret Baier: I’m Never Afraid of the Fox News Audience

Bret Baier has been a staple at 6 PM ET for Fox News for more than a decade and a half. And he's defending...

Megyn Kelly: Rachel Maddow ‘Wants to Seem Virtuous and Sanctimonious’ Over MSNBC Firing Joy Reid

Kelly was asked about her previous statements about the MSNBC host. She did not backtrack in the slightest.

Cumulus Media CEO Mary Berner: Exit of Dan Bongino ‘Will Be An Additional Headwind’

“In the meantime, we are working on programming to fill the void."

How News/Talk Radio Leaders Advance the Story After Breaking News Happens on Their Station

"Responsible talk hosts always have two targets: to update listeners with the latest facts and to allow the audience to react in a nationally broadcast town hall meeting without devolving into conspiracy theories of fearmongering."

Ratings Roundup: NewsNight With Abby Phillip Up 35% For CNN

Phillip's show was the highest gainer for CNN in both the Adults 25-54 and overall audience totals during February.

Social Studies: Sarakshi Rai, The Hill

"We really believe in the trial-and-error approach because we want to be accessible to our readers and our audiences on whichever platform they're at."

News Media Members Are Going Through Overcorrections and Real Journalists Will Suffer

Algorithms are only amplifying voices on the extreme left or right because this is what keeps people engaged and clicking.

Audacy Expands Podcast Sales and Distribution Deal with CBS to Add News and Entertainment

Audacy has been the ad sales and distribution partner for the television brand's sports division since 2022.

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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.