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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."

Men in Blazers Expand Into Europe With New Show & UK Studio

“Trying to catch-up on the amount of soccer news each day can often feel like you’re drinking from a firehose.”

Joe Dubin is Back Where He Belongs

“I’m not a cubicle guy.”

Friday Night WWE Showed Why Endeavor Shelled Out Over $9 Billion

"Throughout the promotion’s history, fans have had times when they openly questioned what it is Vince McMahon is trying to accomplish, but they keep coming back. What we saw Friday night is the reason why."

Shan & RJ Star in FOX NFL Sunday Cowboys Feature

If you tuned in to FOX NFL Sunday, you might have caught the brief package the show did about the level of optimism in...

Kirk Herbstreit: Saturday ‘One of the Most Entertaining’ College GameDay Shows Ever

"Analyst Lee Corso made the 400th headgear pick in the show's history, and the network put together a fitting tribute to the GameDay tradition."

Fred Toucher to Paul Finebaum: ‘We Talk About You More Than the Red Sox’

"You're like a good psychiatrist you give space for your patients to speak and let out their inner thoughts. It's great."

Marcellus Wiley on Pat McAfee: ESPN Has to ‘Pay a King’s Ransom’ to Guy They Said No To

"He was a great surfer who caught the biggest wave. The dude's a talent beyond."

Matt Fishman Named PD and Ops Manager of 97.1 The Fan

“Matt’s love of sports radio and his track record of building strong teams, made him the right choice to lead our very talented group of broadcasters, content creators, and flagship partners.”

Taylor Rooks Explains Different Goals of Sideline Reporting vs. Feature Reporting

"In my experience, the things that are most interesting are things where you need time to discuss, ask follow-ups, see how they feel, why they did it and what led up to it and things like that."

Brandon Tierney: No Topic Has Ever Owned WFAN Like Aaron Rodgers to the Jets

“A-Rod/PED's a distant second?”

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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...