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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."

RGIII Launching Podcast With Wave Sports & Entertainment

"RG3 and The Ones is for anyone who isn’t interested in the thirty-second sound bites or untrue narratives but wants to dive deeper into the stories that make our favorite athletes our favorite humans."

Minnesota Timberwolves Leaving WCCO for ‘Super Non-Traditional’ Radio Broadcast

"We appreciated our partnership with WCCO and the radio broadcast opportunities we were able to accomplish with them."

Chuck Damico Leaves 97.5 The Fanatic PD Role To Take Over WMMR

“I’m very excited that I have finally completed my 29-year job interview.”

Mike Greenberg: NBA Players Don’t Think of Ratings Impact of Load Management

“It's not a criticism. It means these guys have grown up in a in a world in which the NBA has been as popular as almost anything could possibly be."

Learfield Avoids Bankruptcy With $1.1 Billion Recapitalization

"With the investment, there is a new group of majority owners."

J.J. Watt: A New Star is Born for CBS

"I’m sure there were concerns, because Watt, who was talkative on the field, never really showed what he had in the personality tank."

Mike Valenti: Stoney & Jansen ‘Most Disingenuous Radio in the History of This Staiton’

"When the subject came up on who is MSU's next coach, honestly I wanted to crash my car versus keep listening."

Michael Kay: ‘I Was Irresponsible’ to Criticize Brian Daboll for Kid’s Birthday Party

"I’m a complete ass for doing this, and I feel sorry for any pain I might have caused that family by insinuating anything."

Marcus Spears Calls Charles Barkley His Biggest TV Influence

"If you're looking for somebody to be perfect, I'm not the guy."

Allen Sliwa: Matthew Stafford’s Wife Is Why He’s on Season 2 of Quarterback

"She's out there. She has a podcast. She talks."

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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...