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Sean Hannity Reflects on 25 Years of Radio Syndication And Entering the Podcast Arena

"The audience is brutally honest with you."

The Tennessee Titans Set a Dangerous Precedent Revoking Jared Stillman’s Credential

"Owning a transmitter and signal does not make one more qualified of a broadcaster than the other."

Why Netflix’ Sports Podcast Strategy Will Face It’s Toughest Test This NFL Season

"Netflix has spent eight months building the sports podcast portfolio. Now the NFL season will determine whether it has built a destination for sports podcasts — or simply just another collection of shows you have to pay for."

How Rob Stone Powers Big Noon Kickoff on Fox Sports

"We used to be a toddler, but the last couple of years we’ve outgrown our clothes a bit. That’s a compliment to what we’ve done. We’ve grown and matured quite a bit."

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."

James Andrew Miller Believes Matthew Berry Didn’t Leave ESPN Over Money

"Were there a couple of things thru the years that Matthew wanted to do that Matthew didn't get to do? Absolutely," said Miller. "But he stayed. He understands that. He's a practicing adult. He knows that he's not going to win or get everything he wants."

Jomboy Media Hires Andrew Patterson As Its First CEO

"Patterson was at the helm when MLB grew its collective social media following from three million to more than 136 million across eleven global digital platforms."

92.9 The Game To Add New Midday Show With Steak Shapiro, Sandra Golden

"Again, the two will be partnered under the moniker The Front Row. It was the same name their show used on 680 The Fan."

ESPN Is ‘Most Viable Lifeline’ For Pac-12

"Currently, ESPN and FOX hold the Pac-12's media rights."

Danny Parkins: ‘Why Is Ozzie Guillen Mad At 670 The Score?’

"I just think it’s weird he’s coming at someone who defends him all the time.”

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The Tennessee Titans Set a Dangerous Precedent Revoking Jared Stillman’s Credential

"Owning a transmitter and signal does not make one more qualified of a broadcaster than the other."

Why Netflix’ Sports Podcast Strategy Will Face It’s Toughest Test This NFL Season

"Netflix has spent eight months building the sports podcast portfolio. Now the NFL season will determine whether it has built a destination for sports podcasts — or simply just another collection of shows you have to pay for."

How Rob Stone Powers Big Noon Kickoff on Fox Sports

"We used to be a toddler, but the last couple of years we’ve outgrown our clothes a bit. That’s a compliment to what we’ve done. We’ve grown and matured quite a bit."

Radio Dashboard Strategy: Metadata Beats Audio Quality

"This is the new tower. It is not transmitting your signal; it is displaying it."