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Rick Cummings To Retire From Emmis
"This company has afforded me extraordinary professional and personal opportunities, here and abroad, that no kid from rural Indiana could ever have imagined."
Bryce Harper: Home Run Inspired by WIP Caller Chuck in Mt. Airy
"A guy named Chuck called in. He calls in a lot. It’s hilarious.”
Cumulus Makes a Game-Changing Move in South Carolina
I've long believed a sports radio needs a regional -- not national -- approach. Cumulus is going to give it a shot in a test market. What will the future hold if it works?
Why Do We Want Netflix in the Sports Business?
“Netflix knows that there is money in carrying live sports, but leagues require their television partners to show effort and make investments. Those really aren’t things that Netflix does these days.”
Dave Portnoy: If There Aren’t Layoffs, No One Will Have Jobs at Barstool
"There will be issues because people have been let go, and things will break. It's like, 'Oh we actually need that person.' I get that, but we're gonna have to figure it out."
Howard Eskin Celebrates 37th Anniversary of First Sports Talk Show on WIP
"We didn't know what was gonna happen, but he wanted to give it a try."
Dan Orlovsky Moves From Booth to Studio for ESPN College Football Coverage
"For 2023, the former UConn quarterback will appear alongside Kevin Negandhi and Booger McFarland for studio coverage of primetime games on ABC."
Travis Rodgers: Media Will Link Every Star To Lakers Because You Will Watch & Click
"It just doesn't actually make a ton of sense other than he makes sense everywhere."
Amanda Gifford Leads College Football, Mark Gross Over NFL in ESPN Reorg
"John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that new duties were assigned to five other ESPN employees today as well."
Tim Brando: Nick Saban ‘Bullying Local Media’
“He should be above that but clearly these days he’s not in the best of moods.”