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Stanley Cup Final Game Two Viewership Highest Since 2015

"Game 2 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final averaged 4.7 million viewers on ABC Thursday night. That's up 88% compared to Game 2 of the 2025 Final on TNT/truTV and up 33% versus Game 2 of the 2024 Final on ABC."

James VanOsdol Rejoins WXRT to Champion Chicago’s Local Music Scene

"Local Anesthetic, relaunches June 14 from 9-10 p.m"

NPR Names Nadine Zylstra as Chief Content Officer

"I really feel like I've been training for this job my whole life."

KCMO Talk Radio to Simulcast in Topeka on 102.9 KTOP-FM

"We’re excited to welcome Topeka listeners into the conversation, connecting directly with the community and delivering the regional and local news coverage it deserves.”

Where You Do Your Sales Pitch Matters

"Most of us end up pitching at the client’s location, where it’s their environment and where they’re most comfortable. And, worse than that, this is where they can easily get distracted."

A Story Unlike Any Other Told Perfectly

"Nantz let the pictures tell the story, as he “laid out” for 2 minutes and 42 seconds. No words could have ever done those pictures justice."

An Uncertain Business Full of Excitement & Fear

"For those that may be out of work soon, it can be a scary and exciting situation at the same time. Leaving what’s familiar is scary, but what may lie ahead can be terrific."

Lessons From The Meanest Client I Ever Met

"I remember thinking that she would probably have made a pretty good sales manager. A very mean sales manager, but a good one, nonetheless."

Baseball Play-By-Play Evolves On The Radio

"The Voices of Summer are on the case bringing you the National Pastime in its purist form, even if that art form has changed a little bit."

If ESPN Is Going To Pay Big Money To Talent, Stephen A. Smith Should Get Plenty!

"Stephen A. Smith is not a middle of the pack talent who executives would need to be convinced to hire. If ESPN doesn't give him a lucrative deal, someone else will."

Your Burning Questions Answered

"You know who does a great job on billboards? BILLBOARD COMPANIES! Few words, large font, right to the point, simple call to action."

Social Media Marketing World Highlights How to Win at Social Media

"I went to Social Media Marketing World 2019 to gain information that is critical to our business from people who understand and use it better than radio does."

In A Slump? Just Keep Swinging!

"There is no magic formula, there is no new way and there certainly is no low dollar package that will get you out of a slump."

The BSM 64: 16 Reasons We Lose A Sale

"Don’t ever lose thousands of dollars over hundreds of dollars."

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James VanOsdol Rejoins WXRT to Champion Chicago’s Local Music Scene

"Local Anesthetic, relaunches June 14 from 9-10 p.m"

NPR Names Nadine Zylstra as Chief Content Officer

"I really feel like I've been training for this job my whole life."

KCMO Talk Radio to Simulcast in Topeka on 102.9 KTOP-FM

"We’re excited to welcome Topeka listeners into the conversation, connecting directly with the community and delivering the regional and local news coverage it deserves.”

From Intern To PD: Orlando Davis’ 28-Year Journey At Wild 94.1

"Why don't you just become the music director?"