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Katie Zacharia, Aubrey Huff and the Art of Failing Fast

"A bad decision isn’t the end of the line if you make more good decisions than bad."

College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.

Mike Greenberg Is Prepared For Anything At The NFL Draft

“Imagine how good your show would be every single day if I told you that you’re going to have huge news like 'genuinely changes everything' kind of news every ten minutes.  It’s like a dream for a talk show host.”

Lou Merloni: Don Orsillo Made Jerry Remy’s Night About Himself

"I love Donny O but he should've done what he did last night. Now we are talking about Don Orsillo being snubbed and we are not talking about the event you had for a guy everybody absolutely loves in Jerry Remy."

Sports Hub Shows Top All Day Parts In Boston Winter Book

Another ratings book in Boston goes to 98.5 The Sports Hub. The Beasley sports talker has to be very pleased with the winter numbers,...

Anatomy of a Broadcaster: Joe Davis

"The sky is the absolute limit for this guy. I’m a little jealous, in fact, of the talent and poise that he possesses right now."

Meghan Ottolini Joins Merloni & Fauria on WEEI

"Christian Fauria and Lou Merloni have been a duo since August of last year."

Meet The Market Managers: Allison Warren, Cumulus Media Nashville

"We really felt like we wanted to build a radio station and find a PD for what was around the bend. We think we accomplished that."

Dan Sileo Gets New Deal From Jakib Media Partners

"Sileo hosts The National Football Show. Beginning April 18, the show adds an extra hour, and will run every weekday from 3 until 6 pm Eastern."

Chris Carlin Is Ready For The National Stage On ESPN Radio

“I’m excited. Chris has been great and Amanda Gifford and Justin Craig and everybody at ESPN has been absolutely amazing so I can’t wait to get going.”

Melissa Stark To Replace Michelle Tafoya on Sunday Night Football

"Many had speculated that Kathryn Tappen was in line to land the Sunday Night Football job."

The Equation Is Changing

"You need to be looking at how your employer monetizes a digital audience and comparing that to how others are monetizing that digital audience."

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College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.

Inventory Isn’t Innovation: Radio’s Revenue Problem

"Digital doesn’t simply mean stopsets, logos on graphics or disjointed naming rights on anything reaching a stream or screen."