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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Dave Portnoy: The Tea Leaves Were There for ESPN, PENN Entertainment Split

"A lot of people are saying this is going to happen because they had that opt out. ESPN just wasn't delivering"

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Feels ESPN Will Win Carriage Dispute With YouTube TV

"As a business guy, I totally get it. I understand ESPN’s point of view, and I understand YouTube’s point"

Dave Portnoy Hints at Big Ten Conference Keeping Him off FOX Sports ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ Next Weekend

"There’s no trouble in paradise with us and FOX Sports. Now, is there trouble in paradise with other people, maybe, but not with us and FOX"

Barstool Sports Podcaster Cody “Beef” Franke Passes Away From ‘Sudden Medical Issue’

"Barstool lost a member of our family this weekend. Just tragic news. You will never find a nicer more genuine person than Beef"

Why is Pat McAfee a Target Inside of His Own Company, ESPN?

"Say what you want, but Pat McAfee has delivered a ton of impact for ESPN."

Dave Portnoy Set To Unveil Book About Barstool Sports Entitled ‘Cancel Me if You Can’

"Sometimes life is actually stranger than fiction"

Ryen Russillo Doesn’t Expect Much Change With Podcast in Move to Barstool Sports

"I've been doing this a long time. I don't know. If anything, it'd be exhausting to try to be somebody different"

Dave Portnoy Believes ‘Wake up Barstool’ Viewership Figures Potentially “Not Accurate”

"I’m not saying that’s not what was reported, but it’s just so minuscule, they’re not accurate because how many people have the tracking device, like, in their houses"

Ryen Russillo: Spotify Feed of Podcast Not Coming With Me to Barstool Sports

"Dave [Portnoy] and I talked for five minutes. I wanted a partnership at this stage of my career. He was like, no problem. So here we go, off and running"

How Did Pat McAfee Become Irreplaceable for ESPN?

"McAfee serves as a blueprint for creators on how to succeed without compromising. He marches to his own beat and drives his own agenda, demonstrating the entrepreneurial spirit every network covets"

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."