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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Fox News Audio to Debut New Podcast Hosted by Benjamin Hall

Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, December 4th.

News Media Well Represented on Apple’s Most Popular Podcasts Rankings

Both radio and digital news media companies fared well in the Top Free Channels category.

Mark Simone: Karl Rove Hasn’t Won Anything in 30 Years, So Why Is He on Fox News?

"And Rove, 'he's the architect!'. This guy hasn't won anything in 30 years. And the only thing he ever did win -- back in the 90s he won a bunch of races in Texas."

CNN Adds Barak Ravid as Political and Foreign Policy Analyst

Ravid has covered the Middle East for the last 18 years, mostly focusing on Israel's foreign policy and relations, and how the United States has influenced its strategy in the region

Is Oliver Stone the Michael Moore of 2024?

“They went too far in hating and in dumping on Trump. And people don't like that in America. People don't like dumping on. They did it too much.”

Bill Spadea, New Jersey 101.5 Partner for New Podcast

“This partnership is the next step in the great success of our morning show, which has seen ratings skyrocket in recent years."

Bill Cunningham: I’m Surprised JFK Assassination Still Hot Topic on News Radio

"On Tuesday, I told that story on my local home station -- 700 WLW -- we spoke about it, and the lines lit up."

Bill Handel: Fox News Debate Between DeSantis and Newsom Worth the Hype

"I'm certainly not going to miss it. I think the hype is legitimate here."

Bloomberg Media CEO Scott Havens Departs to Join New York Mets

Havens was elevated to the CEO of Bloomberg in January of last year, after previously serving as Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of Strategic Partnerships.

Eric Von Haessler: We Don’t Need to Do ‘Thanksgiving Stories’ Just to Have Something to Talk About

"Sometimes, we just come around as 'Oh, it's Thanksgiving. Let's do the Thanksgiving stories', right? People, it's not it's not that difficult to get through the day."

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20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Lynn Barstow: Alternative Radio Programming Legend

"The station does enjoy top of mind awareness from having that tentpole morning show. It gives us a connection to the audience that just being a music jukebox can't provide."