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Cumulus Media Releases Statement On Greg Papa Departure From KNBR

"We’re not able to comment on the specifics of his departure, but we want to be clear about this: our respect and gratitude for everything Greg has given to KNBR, its listeners, and its team runs deep."

Cumulus Radio Layoffs Hit Multiple Markets This Week

David@Barrettmedia.com if you have information from affected employees.

WLS-AM 890 Morning Host Ray Stevens Inks Multi-Year Contract Extension

"I love Chicago radio and I love WLS."

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp Adds Former NFL Executive Will Deng as SVP Media Strategy

"Deng spent more than 11 years at the NFL, most recently leading corporate strategy."

Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker: NBC Olympics With Snoop Dogg More Valuable Than NBA All-Star Game

"NBC had the Super Bowl in the middle of the Olympics. Then had the NBA All Star game in the middle of the Olympics. But they’re not going to stop having the Olympics. They still want their Olympics prime time, so they moved everything up."

Stephen A. Smith Believes He Is Not The Face Of ESPN

"I don't even try to consider myself that half the time. I work. I put in the work, and the people decide who the face is."

Warner Bros. Discovery Reportedly Considering New Discussions With Paramount Skydance

"Should WBD re-enter talks, the move could strengthen the board’s position in the face of anticipated shareholder litigation, which frequently accompanies transactions of this scale and complexity."

How Sports Radio Can Get off the Bench as AI Transforms the Live Game Experience

"If sports radio truly believes its hosts are the most trusted voices in the market, then the time has come to prove it — not after the game, not the next morning, but live, in the moment, as part of the experience itself."

iHeartMedia Tampa Bay Moving Sports Radio WDAE To 95.7 FM In Switch With Rumba

"The expansion gives 95.7 WDAE a 100,000-watt FM signal to complement its longtime home on 620 AM, where the station has operated since 1999."

Stephen A. Smith Not Willing To Give up ESPN Salary for Potential Run for Public Office

"This is what you're making a year, and with three years left on your deal you'll have to give up this money in order to run for office.' Do I look like a person that's interested in doing that? Hell no."

Noah Eagle Aims To Bridge the Age Gap With NBA All Star Game Call on NBC Sports

"I want to make sure that I’m doing the due diligence for all of those people who have been watching for decades."

ESPN Viewership For Men and Women’s College Basketball Up More Than 25%

"Through February 9, women’s college basketball games across ESPN platforms are averaging a 33% increase compared to last season, putting the network on track for its most-watched season in 17 years."

RJ Choppy: NFL Would Be “Insane” To Be Upset About NBC Sports Agreement With NBA

"This is like working one day a week at your job and being upset that the person who works 50 hours a week, five days a week, makes more money than you."

WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti Defends Boomer Esiason From “Misguided” Comments by Dan Le Batard Producer Mike Ryan Ruiz

"I wish he would say what he meant less to be honest with you. So, you don't know what you're talking about."

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Cumulus Radio Layoffs Hit Multiple Markets This Week

David@Barrettmedia.com if you have information from affected employees.

WLS-AM 890 Morning Host Ray Stevens Inks Multi-Year Contract Extension

"I love Chicago radio and I love WLS."

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp Adds Former NFL Executive Will Deng as SVP Media Strategy

"Deng spent more than 11 years at the NFL, most recently leading corporate strategy."

Kennedy Elsey Wins 2026 MIW Airblazer Award

"Female radio personalities continue shaping broadcast media's future."