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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."

Barrett Media’s Top 20 Mid Market Sports Radio Morning Shows of 2025

"A total of 50 shows were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Morning Shows category."

Bob Fescoe: LeBron James Can ‘Kick Rocks’ on Recent Media Criticism

"Media will tell your story if you allow them to have access to you."

Bob Fescoe: MLB Needs ‘National TV Nights’ on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

"...if baseball wants to be on that kind of national stage, you need to have a product like the NFL does on Sundays."

Dusty Likins: Can Jay Bilas ‘Preach This Rhetoric’ and ‘Get Into the Minds of People’ Regarding College Basketball?

"He’s an educated person on a very big topic for me in part of that this is something [about] college basketball."

Bob Fescoe: Kansas City Chiefs ‘Are The ‘Product That Everybody Wants to See’

"At the end of the day, it’s all about the Chiefs."

Steven Spector Wanted to Be on the FM Dial in Kansas City, and Got His Wish With 96.5 The Fan

"And as long as you're having fun and entertaining the listener, if that doesn't happen to be the Chiefs that day, that's okay. We don't have to be Chiefs 24-7."

Bob Fescoe: Tom Brady is Better in Open-Form Discussion Than Live Game Broadcasts

"I like him better in that situation than I do on the games though."

National Radio Day: What Does Radio Mean to Broadcasters?

Happy National Radio Day to all of you out there from your friends at Barrett Media. Radio is obviously a huge part of our...

Dusty Likins Excited For ‘The Call Up’ to Morning Drive with Bob Fescoe on 96.5 The Fan

Just like the first player off the bench on a basketball team, veteran Kansas City sports radio host Dusty Likins has always considered himself...

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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."