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Civic Media Expands Into Illinois and Iowa With 13-Station Deal

“We believe radio plays a crucial role in our local communities and we look forward to supporting the teams at Titan Broadcasting, Pritchard Broadcasting Corporation, and Galesburg Broadcasting Company in fulfilling that role.”

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.”

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."

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."

Cris Carter: Skip Bayless Has Lost His Voice In Sports Media

"They force you to take topics. That's not real journalism. That's not real conversation. You don't have no respect for the ability of other people to think on their feet that you're making people say something."

Mike Tomlin Keeping Personal Bias Towards Pittsburgh Steelers While Working for NBC Sports

"How can you be somewhere 19 years, and had really a personal stake in most of the guys being there and not care for them?"

Terrell Owens Questions Why Stephen A. Smith Not Suspended By ESPN For Mental Health Commentary

"For him to speak so insensitively about a topic like mental health the way he did. Why isn't he suspended?"

Former ESPN Producer Reveals She Quit Over Network’s Disregard of Normalizing Sports Gambling

"I’m not going to work for a gambling company and have blood on my hands."

ESPN Posts Sixth Straight Year Of Fiscal Year Viewership Growth

"ESPN and ESPN on ABC each rose 11%, while ESPN2 climbed 3%."

ESPN Launches YouTube Channel Geared for Younger Sports Fans Called ‘ESPN JV’

"ESPN JV is about creating an exciting entry point into sports for the next generation of fans."

Rachel Nichols Set To Host New Sports Illustrated Program ‘The Story’

"What I’m really looking forward to in this show is to be able to say here are some quick hits about what stories are about over a variety of sports."

Gerry Callahan: No Plot With Kirk Minihane to Boot John Dennis From WEEI After Rehab

"I never conspired to get Dino [John Dennis] kicked off the show. That never happened."

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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."