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Audacy’s Sports Talk Playbook Extends Beyond Frequencies Building for the Future

"FM is just one distribution point in a much larger ecosystem that includes streaming, podcasts, satellite and whatever comes next. The goal is no longer to own a frequency. It's to own every moment a sports fan wants to listen."

Why Radio Talent Needs to Stop Playing It Safe

"The most demoralizing outcome is asking talent for creativity and then letting their ideas disappear into a corporate black hole."

Why Radio Personalities Must Share More Personal Stories

"It may start with a conversation with a co-host, but then do you bring in the listeners?"

The Odyssey Proves News/Talk Radio Needs a New Playbook

Being a contrarian can absolutely work for a host. It grabs attention, and it can build a brand. But real skill shows up when a host takes a popular topic somewhere unexpected instead of somewhere predictable.

Boomer Esiason: Craig Carton Taught Me a Lot About Radio on WFAN

"This was his stand-up routine. Once I figured that out, it was smooth sailing where I could play off of him, and he could play off of me.”

Gregg Giannotti: When Jay Glazer ‘Has Something on FOX, You Always Believe It’

"He’s not as involved on social media as it comes to the posting stuff and the scoops that way."

Boomer Esiason: New Yankees Radio Broadcasts on WFAN Will ‘Sound Fine’

"There’s no way anybody is saying anything to these two professionals – that’s all I can say."

Boomer Esiason: FOX Sports Super Bowl Pregame Show was ‘Patriot Central’

"I mean, it’s over and over and over and over – it was nonstop, and rightfully so – I guess rightfully so."

Gregg Giannotti: You Can Tell Jon Gruden is ‘Starting to Get Annoyed’ with Aspects of Barstool Sports Job

"I bet that after he does the Super Bowl and watches the Super Bowl with those guys, you’re not going to see him watching any more games with those guys."

Boomer Esiason: Tom Brady Situation with FOX Sports, Raiders is ‘100% a Conflict of Interest’

"...Tom Brady has chosen the path of Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, all the lead announcers to go from the field into the booth and suffer the slings and arrows of the criticism that comes along with that."

Boomer Esiason: Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is ‘Instant Energy’ on Any Show

"Well 'First Take' has given him a whole 'nother platform, and his goofiness is evident there, and you see it, and Stephen A. buys into it, Molly buys into it, which is great."

Boomer Esiason Criticizes Radio Call of Washington Commanders Game-Winning Field Goal

"Those guys are out of their minds. But why did they describe the kick as it hitting the right upright?"

ESPN to Premiere E60 Film on Boomer and Gunnar Esiason

"When you think about the arc of this story over the course of the last 30-plus years since Gunnar’s diagnosis to where we are now, it’s a remarkable story."

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Why Radio Talent Needs to Stop Playing It Safe

"The most demoralizing outcome is asking talent for creativity and then letting their ideas disappear into a corporate black hole."

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"It may start with a conversation with a co-host, but then do you bring in the listeners?"

The Odyssey Proves News/Talk Radio Needs a New Playbook

Being a contrarian can absolutely work for a host. It grabs attention, and it can build a brand. But real skill shows up when a host takes a popular topic somewhere unexpected instead of somewhere predictable.

Why David Haugh Believes Journalism Is the Foundation of His Success at 104.3 the Score

"You want to crystalize the story as fast as possible. Cut through the fat. Don’t waste time when you’re on the air, just like you don’t waste space when you’re writing... The reporting background frames everything we do."