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Meet The Leaders: Keith Dakin, SVP Programming, Connoisseur Media

"We’ve done everything we can to establish our footprint in these local markets. Hire OMs and salespeople and make sure we have morning shows. Now we just got to hope it works. It’s been the big experiment to go back to doing radio the way it was."

Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

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How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

Howard Kurtz: Joe Biden on a Losing Streak Since Afghanistan

Kurtz said Biden’s most significant failures to date might have come last week as he struggled to convince lawmakers to pass the Build Back Better package.

Jason Rantz, Chris Stigall Talk Crime Increase in Their Cities

Rantz and Stigall joined Fox News’ Dan Bongino over the weekend on his show “Unfiltered.” 

DirecTV Drops One America News Network From its Lineup

DirecTV said the decision was made “following a routine internal review,” adding that keeping OAN wasn’t a good business decision.  

Biden, Harris Jan. 6 Speeches Deliver Viewers To All 3 Networks

"Fox News was first overall, drawing 1.44 million total viewers and 215,000 of the audience in the key 25-54 demographics, according to Nielsen Media Research. MSNBC was a close runner-up in total viewers with 1.31 million."

Dan Bongino Challenges Cumulus Media’s Vaccine Mandates

Bongino said CEO Mary Berner addressed the company by saying that “regretfully because of public health, we had to let some people go because of the vaccine mandates.”

77 WABC Owner Offers $10K to Help Catch Killer of a Cashier

John Catsimatidis is “emotionally distraught” about the case. 

Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Off To Strong Start

Premiere said the podcast version of the “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” was downloaded 10.3 million times in December.

Mike Scott Will Lead AM 560 The Answer’s News Department

According to Roger Feder, the Salem Media-owned company said it was restructuring its news and traffic operations after its original agreement with Total Traffic expired.

ABC News Edits Interview with CDC Prevention Director

ABC News spokeswoman confirmed the edit to Fox News.

Talk 99.5 Elevates Valerie Vining to Program Director

In a statement, the Cumulus-owned station said Vining will continue to serve as co-host weekday mornings on “Dixon & Vining.”

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Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

Thank you for checking out The Industry According To....

How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

10 Thoughts from 13 Years of Radio Consulting

When I was going to Michigan State, radio station...