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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."

Robert Griffin III Accuses Grant Paulsen of ‘Chasing Clout’ & ‘Being a Weasel’

“Do your job and post the whole clip instead of being a weasel."

RJ Choppy: ESPN Being ‘Gutless’ in Jim Trotter/NFL Lawsuit Coverage

"They say 'Bills Owner' does it because nobody will click on that or the amount of people that will click on it is probably far less than would had they put 'Cowboys' on it.”

WWE, UFC Have Discussed ‘All Star TKO Weekend’ Events

“Hopefully we have some news on that in a couple of months.”

Adam Amin: All of My Jobs Get That NFL Comes First

“The nice thing is with these jobs, there’s a lot of crossover between basketball and football, but both parties know I’m going to be working on football."

Toy Story NFL Game Might be ESPN’s Best Alternate Broadcast Idea

As an avowed Manningcast lover, I’m hesitant to say the upcoming Toy Story broadcast is the best thing since sliced bread, but it’s pretty close.

Jets Win is Most Watched Monday Night Football Game in ESPN History

"Average viewership of the game was 22.644 million across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, NFL+ and ESPN Deportes."

Ken Carman: Andrew Fillipponi ‘Didn’t Give Steelers Fans What They Wanted’ Monday 

"If you're gonna make a big deal about what you're gonna do on that show you better follow through."

Mike Pereira Could Miss FOX NFL Season

"He revealed over the weekend that a bad back and upcoming surgery is why he wasn't on TV for Week 1."

Dave Meltzer: ‘There’s a Feeling FOX is Not Going to Go For’ Smackdown Renewal

"Disney and Amazon are probably the two companies most in contention for it."

Anthony Gargano in Contract Dispute With 97.5 The Fanatic Over PHLY Sports Role

"Anthony will be involved in many aspects of the network and at some point, fans will be able to watch him and listen to him on PHLY.”

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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...