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Meet The Leaders: Keith Dakin, SVP Programming, Connoisseur Media

"We’ve done everything we can to establish our footprint in these local markets. Hire OMs and salespeople and make sure we have morning shows. Now we just got to hope it works. It’s been the big experiment to go back to doing radio the way it was."

Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

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How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

‘Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli’ Returns for Fourth Season

ESPN and Omaha Productions are bringing back Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli for a fourth season, marking the continuation of the successful...

TNT Sports Introduces MLB Whiparound Show, Tuesday Doubleheaders

As pennant races go down to the wire across Major League Baseball, TNT Sports has revealed a new whiparound show making its premiere on...

Chris Broussard Confirms His Last Day on FOX Sports Radio Will be September 13

Just over a week ago, Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post reported Chris Broussard would soon be stepping away from his FOX Sports Radio show in...

Boomer Esiason Begins 18th Year at WFAN

Following the Labor Day holiday, WFAN morning show co-hosts Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti made their return to the studio as the National Football...

Ari Wasserman Joins On3 After 7 Years with The Athletic

On3 has announced the hiring of Ari Wasserman as a national college football reporter. Wasserman is starting immediately, and he will reunite with his former...

The Walt Disney Company, DirecTV Unable to Reach New Carriage Deal

As the college football season has commenced and the NFL around the corner, The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV were unable to come to...

Is Bill Belichick Ready to Dedicate Himself to Broadcasting?

"If Belichick can accept that at 72, and with his last two NFL seasons being something between aimless and hopeless, his coaching days are probably over, he could be an asset to any broadcast."

Jimmy Pitaro: Disney, ESPN Feel ‘Really, Really Good’ About Partnership with NBA

The NBA recently announced its forthcoming media rights partnerships under new, 11-year contracts with The Walt Disney Company (ESPN/ABC), NBCUniversal (NBC/Peacock) and Amazon (Prime...

Tracy Wolfson Brings Credibility and Experience to the Sidelines for the ‘NFL on CBS’

When Tracy Wolfson garnered her first Sports Emmy Award victory earlier in the year, it completed a whirlwind stretch of multiplatform broadcasts across different...

ABC Averages 7.6 Million Viewers Across College Football Week 1 Tripleheader

The broadcast rights for Southeastern Conference football were granted to The Walt Disney Company under a 10-year deal reportedly worth a collective $3 billion...

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Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

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

How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

10 Thoughts from 13 Years of Radio Consulting

When I was going to Michigan State, radio station...