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Maria Bartiromo Fired: Why Fox News Made the Right Call

Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.

Why NBC Sports’ Return to Baseball Proves Local Broadcasters Still Matter

"NBC’s three-year multimedia agreement with Major League Baseball is off to an impressive start."

WWDD: What Would Dolly Do Radio Industry Leadership

Hundreds of stations synchronized to play “I Will Always Love You” simultaneously.

Are You Prepared For the 2026 Football Tax This Season?

"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."

FOX Touts Big Noon Kickoff, Big Noon Saturday Ratings Increase

The network's Big Noon Saturday game is averaging 7,160,000 viewers which is up 18% from the first three weeks of 2021 (6,053,000 viewers).

Monumental Sports & Entertainment Completes Acquisition of NBC Sports Washington

This stake added to the 33% of NBC Sports Washington that MSE acquired in 2016. It now has full ownership of the regional sports network.

Cris Collinsworth Tells Kay Adams Why He Doesn’t Do the “Slide” Anymore

"(Mike) Tirico doesn't do the opening monologue. So what am I going to do?" Collinsworth asked. "I could lean out, but it'd be stupid. I don't know what you do. Do you just do it for effect"

Pat McAfee Finds Out On Air He Is Nominated For Hall of Fame

“I did not play long enough to deserve that. How did that even happen?”

Yankees Games Will Remain on AppleTV+ During Aaron Judge Home Run Chase

MLB Network will air live look-ins during each Judge at-bat until he breaks the record.

Fox Sports Radio Adds Covino & Rich To Weekday Lineup

“They’re so talented we had to make room for them in what is the best sports talk lineup in the nation."

David Kaplan Walking 20 Miles For Charity

The circular path will begin at Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, before stopping at other Chicago stadiums including Wrigley Field. Books will be given to students at Jahn Elementary School in Chicago at the end of the walking tour.

Lone Star Sports 920 Ceases Operations

Lone Star Sports 920 aired the CBS Sports Radio lineup and was also an affiliate of the Houston Texans after launching in 2018.

DirecTV Reimbursing NFL Sunday Ticket Customers After Outages

"We will begin to reach out to our customers who were unable to stream some of the games on Sunday to let them know we will automatically reimburse them for (Week 2)."

Los Angeles Clippers Returning to KTLA

KTLA will produce live pregame, halftime, and postgame programming and will also create special shoulder programming for the team.

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Why NBC Sports’ Return to Baseball Proves Local Broadcasters Still Matter

"NBC’s three-year multimedia agreement with Major League Baseball is off to an impressive start."

WWDD: What Would Dolly Do Radio Industry Leadership

Hundreds of stations synchronized to play “I Will Always Love You” simultaneously.

Are You Prepared For the 2026 Football Tax This Season?

"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."

Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Should Be Topic A For News/Talk Radio

The story isn't simply a mother murdering her three children. That's not really compelling talk radio. The story has evolved into a national debate over mental health, criminal responsibility, pharmaceuticals, parenting, and the justice system.