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Why Netflix’s Content Battle With YouTube Could Be Sports Radio’s Next Biggest Opportunity

"YouTube’s willingness to pay creators to stay should be a wake-up call for sports radio. Stop giving the platform millions of hours of content every month for free."

What Every Radio Professional Should Know About Severance Agreements

I have been downsized and fired. I know your emotions. You have every right in the world to be angry. Here is the truth: it doesn't help you to disparage your former employer.

The Industry According To: Dave “Chachi” Denes, Benztown

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Linda Cohn Has a New Found Freedom After 34 Years With ESPN

"People are very busy, but they still want to hear what I have to say. Just like I was a part of their lives growing up watching on SportsCenter, they have welcomed me into their homes in this next chapter in the same way. That’s very gratifying to me."

ESPN Officially Extends NFL Insider Adam Schefter With Multi-Year Agreement

"ESPN NFL news has a way of cutting through everything else on the sports calendar, and Adam is a big reason our audience comes to ESPN first when it breaks."

Salem Media President of Broadcast Media Allen Power to Retire

"His leadership, his ability to inspire those around him, and his incredible understanding of our business will be missed."

Richard Sherman Explains Why His Second Act in Sports Media Is Only Getting Started

"You must be flexible and adapt to the environment you’re given while remaining authentic. People respect that."

How ‘First Things First’ Discovered a Winning Formula To Land a Sports Emmy Nomination

"My proudest moment is a continual moment of creating what is the best sports show on television. It is incredibly gratifying, and I’m incredibly proud that I get to be a part of that everyday."

ESPN Programming Executive Ilan Ben-Hanan Announces Departure

"After almost 24 years, I can boil my experience here down to one word - gratitude."

Netflix Co-CEO Desires Expanded Relationship With the NFL

"We are in discussions right now, because we think there’s an opportunity to expand the relationship. We’ve learned a lot about what works, and how to value the NFL and live [content] generally over the last couple of years."

The Herd w/Colin Cowherd Reaches Record High in Q1 Edison Research Podcast Ranker

"Edison reports seven sports-specific podcasts landed inside the Top 50, reinforcing the category’s continued growth and relevance."

Scott Zolak Explains Hesitation in Discussing Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini: “I Like My Jobs”

"For me to sit there and cast stones at this guy would not do me great things. So there's your answer. In a nutshell."

If Sports Leagues Found a Loophole, So Should Others With Prediction Markets

"Advertising categories were never about clean lines. They were about how many lines you could draw — and how long you could get away with pretending they mattered."

The NFL Draft Has Become ESPN’s Content Empire

"It’s not about winning the night; it’s about owning every lane of it."

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What Every Radio Professional Should Know About Severance Agreements

I have been downsized and fired. I know your emotions. You have every right in the world to be angry. Here is the truth: it doesn't help you to disparage your former employer.

The Industry According To: Dave “Chachi” Denes, Benztown

Thank you for checking out The Industry According To....

Linda Cohn Has a New Found Freedom After 34 Years With ESPN

"People are very busy, but they still want to hear what I have to say. Just like I was a part of their lives growing up watching on SportsCenter, they have welcomed me into their homes in this next chapter in the same way. That’s very gratifying to me."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Ross  MacLeod; 101.9 KINK, 98.7 The Bull, and 102.9 KUFO

"I don't think radio has the power anymore that it had 20 years ago, where we could get people to go to where we are. We have to go to where they are."