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Emerging Artists Get Festival Shot via TikTok Music Competition

"I'm excited to help spotlight an artist for this rare chance,"

The Debate Is Over: Pat McAfee, Not Stephen A. Smith Is the Face of ESPN

"For now, the man who once looked like the biggest risk ESPN ever took may actually be the network’s best example of how to maximize the relationship without walking away from the brand that helped build it."

Why The Morning Meeting’s Kevin Walling Likes Setting the Stage on 2WAY

"The uniqueness of that was super appealing to me, as opposed to just a regular news program where you're just talking at viewers. I think where media is headed, too, in terms of the future."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Eagan, 101.9 WTMX Chicago & KS95 in Minneapolis

"It would be so easy in my chair to say, well, then we're just doing the same thing on both because I can save myself, you know, five extra meetings a week if both stations are virtually duplicate. But we don't do that here. "

Jay Williams: Criticism of Angel Reese From Dave Portnoy, Others Uncalled For

"What are we doing? Why are we taking it to that level?"

Nick Khan: Expect Crossover, But WWE, UFC Will Operate Separately

"That doesn't mean that talent from each promotion cannot play in the other's sandbox upon occasion."

Jim Trotter Declined NFL Media Severance Package That Required NDA

“I was offered a three-month severance package, with an NDA [non-disclosure agreement]. I declined."

NCAA President: ‘Going to Work Really Hard’ on TV Deal For Women’s Tournament

"The program, I think, is at exactly the right time peaking here because the contract is up."

Brendan Burke Tabbed As Peacock’s MLB Sunday Leadoff Voice

Burke -- the current television voice of the New York Islanders -- has network experience, working NHL broadcasts for both NBC and TNT.

Jay Bilas Is Continually Compelled By College Basketball

Studying to attain a law degree is an intensive task that requires commitment and dedication, along with having an erudite understanding of different types...

Can WrestleMania Have A Network TV Future?

Peacock was the home of WrestleMania on Saturday and Sunday night, and the entire time I watched, one question continued to circulate in my head: Why isn't this on NBC?

Justin Shackil Took A Different Path Than Most to The Show

When Justin Shackil was getting ready to call a New York Yankees game on the radio last June 17th, he wasn’t nervous for his...

WWE Nearing Sale to Endeavor, To Form One Company With UFC

"The network reports Endeavor would take a 51% ownership stake in WWE, with the company shareholders retaining the other 49%."

If You’re Paying For Twitter Verification, I Can’t Take You Seriously

"Is paid verification any better than not being verified at all? We’ve already seen the chaos it causes."

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The Debate Is Over: Pat McAfee, Not Stephen A. Smith Is the Face of ESPN

"For now, the man who once looked like the biggest risk ESPN ever took may actually be the network’s best example of how to maximize the relationship without walking away from the brand that helped build it."

Why The Morning Meeting’s Kevin Walling Likes Setting the Stage on 2WAY

"The uniqueness of that was super appealing to me, as opposed to just a regular news program where you're just talking at viewers. I think where media is headed, too, in terms of the future."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Eagan, 101.9 WTMX Chicago & KS95 in Minneapolis

"It would be so easy in my chair to say, well, then we're just doing the same thing on both because I can save myself, you know, five extra meetings a week if both stations are virtually duplicate. But we don't do that here. "

Inside DAZN’s Push Into the U.S. Sports Media Rights Race

"The hope is this year we prove ourselves to some degree to certain teams and leagues to show what we can do."