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4 Non Blondes Singer Linda Perry Documentary

I remember the first time I saw the band...

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Lloyd, WBAB & 106.1 BLI

"It's hard to fake Long Island. You gotta be it."

Cassette Comeback Defies Digital Music Streaming Dominance

"In a culture built around infinite, frictionless content, that kind of deliberate attention has become rare enough to feel almost radical."

Why the NBA Should Never Give up Their Spot to the NFL on Christmas Day

"The NFL is powerful enough to change the way sports fans consume Christmas Day. It is not powerful enough to make the NBA abandon it."

The Michael Kay Show Celebrates 20th Anniversary

The show celebrated with some trips down memory lane and celebrity appearances. The show welcomed on Joey Salvia who performed the show's opening theme that he wrote. He also performed the song on a Twitter video.

Jason Fitz Appears In New Music Video from Walker Hayes

"When @walkerhayes said 'we need someone to be an over the top announcer for this video' I knew it was the part I was born to play. Thanks for having me, my friend. Go check out #YallLife".

Dan Le Batard Says Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski Have Become Bigger Than ESPN

"“Does it matter to you in any way that Brian Windhorst is doing that meme thing of pointing for 2.5 minutes because it would appear that there is a culture of fear at ESPN where it’s got to be the reporting is Woj's. Woj is our lead guy. Everyone fears Woj."

ESPN+ Subscription Price To Make Major Jump Next Month

"On August 23, the monthly price of access to the streaming platform jumps from $6.99 to $9.99 according to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal."

Tony Romo Not Bothered By No Longer Being Highest Paid Broadcaster

"It's like players like everyone thinks they're gonna be upset, it's like well all when somebody makes more money that's helping out everybody else and so I think it's well deserved."

Covino & Rich: Sports Twitter Is Mean To Everyone In Sports Media

“I tweeted this out yesterday and I mean it. People who cry and complain on Twitter because you don’t agree with them, are the lowest form of weenie possible.”

Bomani Jones ‘Doesn’t Know’ When He Will Return to ESPN Podcast

"Barrett Sports Media has learned that Jones’s contract in Bristol will expire while he is out. At this time, the two sides have not agreed to terms on a new one."

Adam Schefter is a Great Insider But a Problematic Reporter

"He’s like a housebroken pet that knows which treats are for him, which food is to be left alone and knows that above all else he better not make a mess in the living room."

Sports Radio Should Ring the Bell with N.I.L.

While some terrestrial radio stations jumped into hiring college athletes, a web-based show caught BSM's attention about one year ago. The Next Round digital show based in Birmingham, Alabama, hired Alabama and Auburn football players to do a weekly interview on their daily 9a-1p show.

Doug Gottlieb Sued For Defamation By Former Agent of Freddie Freeman

"Jeff Passan reports that the agent has sued Gottlieb for libel, alleging that the radio host has defamed him and his company Excel Sports Management."

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20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Lloyd, WBAB & 106.1 BLI

"It's hard to fake Long Island. You gotta be it."

Cassette Comeback Defies Digital Music Streaming Dominance

"In a culture built around infinite, frictionless content, that kind of deliberate attention has become rare enough to feel almost radical."

Why the NBA Should Never Give up Their Spot to the NFL on Christmas Day

"The NFL is powerful enough to change the way sports fans consume Christmas Day. It is not powerful enough to make the NBA abandon it."

We Are What We Eat With Media Being the Meal

"Understanding how our industry influences consumers’ decision-making doesn’t eliminate that influence, but it does encourage more thoughtful, impactful and compelling buying habits."