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Cumulus Radio Layoffs Hit Multiple Markets This Week

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Jon Marks On Decision To Shift To Morning Drive On 97.5 The Fanatic: “Not An Easy Decision”

"Being this wasn't the first time they've offered me mornings in the last few years, and I said no last time. To say no again, that would have been it."

Scripps to Eliminate More Than 250 Jobs in Streaming Pivot

“These decisions are being made in service to a mission that is too important to let fade because we weren’t willing to do the hard work of evolving."

Spotify Testing Podcast Ad Skip Button for Premium Users

"Premium subscribers finally get what they've long demanded."

Main Street Sports Group Reportedly Shutting Down This Month

"With their current agreements dissolving, those organizations are now free to explore new local media rights deals beginning next season."

Elle Duncan Blasts Criticism of Netflix’ First MLB Opening Night Broadcast

"This is like going to a Mexican restaurant and then b****ing that they don't have barbecue."

ESPN Should Play to The Strengths of Roster Talent Like Jason Kelce

"Experimentation isn’t the problem. In fact, it’s necessary. Audiences evolve, consumption habits shift, and standing still is the fastest way to become irrelevant. But experimentation without intention? That’s when the square peg keeps getting jammed into the same round hole."

How Baseball’s ABS System Is Creating the Drama and Excitement the Sport Needs

"Right now, baseball has something it’s been missing for years: a nightly reason to watch—not just for outcomes, but for moments. Because suddenly, any pitch can flip a game."

HBO Max, truTV To Host Final Four Alt-Cast During Michigan, Arizona Match Up

"The gathering marks one of the few times the group has reunited publicly in more than 30 years."

ESPN Radio Reportedly Targeting Matt Jones, Myron Medcalf As Replacement For Clinton Yates

"Both Jones and Medcalf are already part of the network’s radio lineup. The duo co-hosts a weekend program, giving ESPN a level of familiarity and on-air chemistry to build from if the move becomes official."

ESPN Adds Adam Ottavino To Roster Of Baseball Coverage

"The network also adds former pitcher Adam Ottavino as both a game and studio analyst, continuing a relationship that began with guest appearances in recent years."

106.7 The Fan’s John “Cakes” Auville: Jason Kelce “Forced Down Our Throats” on ESPN Masters Coverage

"It seems a little out of character. He seems like an outsider. He’s not a golf insider."

Marty Smith Reaches Multi-Year Extension With ESPN

"Working at ESPN is such an immense joy."

NFL Reportedly Without An Official Sportsbook Partner For First Time Since 2021

"According to a report by Sports Business Journal, agreements with FanDuel, DraftKings and Caesars Entertainment expired at midnight earlier this week."

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Jon Marks On Decision To Shift To Morning Drive On 97.5 The Fanatic: “Not An Easy Decision”

"Being this wasn't the first time they've offered me mornings in the last few years, and I said no last time. To say no again, that would have been it."

Scripps to Eliminate More Than 250 Jobs in Streaming Pivot

“These decisions are being made in service to a mission that is too important to let fade because we weren’t willing to do the hard work of evolving."

Spotify Testing Podcast Ad Skip Button for Premium Users

"Premium subscribers finally get what they've long demanded."

Mike Golic Sr Joining Notre Dame Football Radio Broadcast Team

"Some places never leave your heart; Notre Dame is one of those places for me."