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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."

D.C., Kansas City Stations Will Continue Carrying Radio Sputnik

Radio Sputnik paid D.C.'s WZHF’s owner Multicultural Radio Broadcasting $722,287 last year to air the Russian state-owned news agency 24-hours a day; meanwhile, in Kansas City, KCXL received $100,217 for its six hours per day.

Douglas Murray Joins Fox News as a Contributor

Barrett News Media has learned that Murray’s first assignment began this week on Fox Nation and a show called “The Battle for Ukraine.”

Former Advisor Calls Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin “A Well-Known Neocon”

During Griffin’s rebuttal to Macgregor’s claim that Putin would abide by a deal that would split Ukraine, she said Macgregor should know better from his experience advising former President Donald Trump. 

NAB Opposes Russian-Sponsored Programming

NAB reiterated that they are a “fierce defender of the First Amendment” and the role it plays in society. 

Breitbart Pays Tribute to their Founder Andrew Breitbart

Breitbart died suddenly on March 1, 2012, after collapsing on a Los Angeles-area sidewalk. 

Brett Winterble is the King of Queen City Talk Radio

BNM sat down with Brett Winterble to discuss his journey, the role news/talk stations play in local communities, and reflect on his memories of Rush Limbaugh.

Markley, van Camp, & Robbins Show Replaces Dana Loesch on KLIF 570

The show, which is distributed by Compass Media Networks, has now added 125 radio affiliates including stations in Portland, Seattle, Orlando, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Green Bay, and Peoria. 

iHeartRadio Launches Feature to Allow Listeners to Give Feedback

“Talk Back” appears on the app as a red microphone button linked to the station’s profile. The feature is available on podcasts too. 

“Meet the Press” Has Heated Talk On GOP’s Mood Towards Vladimir Putin

Over the last several days, pundits and commentators have been critical of former President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for praising Vladimir Putin. 

YouTube Demonetizes RT, Other Russian State-Owned Channels

The platform is “pausing” multiple channels’ ability to make money through advertising.

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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.