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Meet the Leaders: Chad Lopez, President 77 WABC/Red Apple Media

"For an AM station, whenever anyone walks in, they say, “Wow, I can’t believe this is WABC.” It seems like a TV, radio, and media company ... About 65% of our staff is 30 and younger, which is incredible for an all-news station. I think that’s how we’ve adjusted to what’s going on with media in the market."

Charles Davis Looks to Build His Own Legacy Replacing Gary Danielson at CBS

"Our chemistry comes from his goodness as a human being. The same goes for Jenny Dell and the rest of this CBS Sports crew. I could not have had a better welcome to this team."

The Industry According to: Steve Jones, Skyview Networks

"I invested because I believe radio has durable strengths, and because a focused private company can move quickly enough to turn those strengths into growth."

Does the End of Intentional Talk Signal a Bigger Change Coming to MLB Network

"Programs come and go in sports media, but some leave a mark that outlasts their time on the air. Intentional Talk may be signing off for the final time, but it will never be forgotten by the baseball fans who made it part of their daily routine."

What Drives Sean Salisbury To Continue His Journey on a Road That’s Unpaved

"I didn’t come into this with any selfish expectations. It’s about doing good stuff, great content, a little different because I think we’re fatigued by the stuff you turn on radio"

What Can Be Learned From How iHeartMedia Flipped 97.3 The Game In Milwaukee

"There’s no art to a format flip, but the rule of thumb has always been to limit your change. Too much change risks losing listeners you may never get back"

Sunday Night Football Lions-Chiefs Clash Delivers Record-Breaking Audience for NBC Sports

"The matchup drew 27.3 million viewers, making it the fourth Sunday Night Football game in 2025 to exceed 25 million viewers"

FOX Sports MLB Division Series Highest Viewership On Any Network Since 2015

"Across FOX, FS1, and FS2, 4,146,000 viewers watched the 2025 ALDS. This total represents the most-watched LDS across the FOX/FS1 platforms since FS1 began televising postseason baseball in 2014"

Colorado Rockies Radio Announcer Jerry Schemmel Laid off by iHeartMedia

"It seems incredibly unfair. I gave my heart and soul to those broadcasts and felt like I was completely prepared every night, and hopefully sounded OK"

Pat McAfee Highlights “Hall of Fame” Sports Radio Rant From Tony Rizzo

"We’d like to say massive respect to what you guys do, and we appreciate your fanhood and your passion"

Clay Travis Reportedly Considering Leaving Fox At Year’s End

"Travis is considering leaving Fox Corp. — which acquired OutKick in 2021 — to potentially start a new media venture"

NBC Sports To Air Twenty Big 12 Men’s Basketball Contests Exclusively on Peacock

"Peacock’s Big 12 coverage begins Friday, November 21, when No. 8 BYU hosts No. 24 Wisconsin"

Ryen Russillo: Spotify Feed of Podcast Not Coming With Me to Barstool Sports

"Dave [Portnoy] and I talked for five minutes. I wanted a partnership at this stage of my career. He was like, no problem. So here we go, off and running"

Kirk Herbstreit Credits ESPN for How They Handled Lee Corso’s ‘College GameDay’ Farewell

"Sometimes, you know, big companies — a lot of people, things move on. But they really did him right with that special they did"

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Charles Davis Looks to Build His Own Legacy Replacing Gary Danielson at CBS

"Our chemistry comes from his goodness as a human being. The same goes for Jenny Dell and the rest of this CBS Sports crew. I could not have had a better welcome to this team."

The Industry According to: Steve Jones, Skyview Networks

"I invested because I believe radio has durable strengths, and because a focused private company can move quickly enough to turn those strengths into growth."

Does the End of Intentional Talk Signal a Bigger Change Coming to MLB Network

"Programs come and go in sports media, but some leave a mark that outlasts their time on the air. Intentional Talk may be signing off for the final time, but it will never be forgotten by the baseball fans who made it part of their daily routine."

Inside Liz Claman’s New Friday Night Show on Fox Business Network

“Just looking backwards helps nobody. Things have already happened. By Friday, you’ve got a week’s worth of market moves, big corporate bets, surprises, some spectacular missteps and real issues with the markets, which we saw starting around Tuesday and Wednesday. It even goes back to Monday, and there are reasons for that.”