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Why Pat McAfee On Monday Night Countdown Will Outshine Every Network’s 2026 Football Moves

"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."

Howard Stern’s HBO Max Deal Is a Win for Everyone Involved

Audio built Stern's legend, yet television extends it to a generation that discovers shows through streaming platforms rather than satellite dials.

Salem Media’s Allen Power Reflects on 50-Year Radio Career Before Retirement

"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."

How Freezing Cold Takes Turned Sports’ Worst Predictions Into An Entertainment Phenomenon

"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."

Dan Hicks Replaces Jac Collinsworth in Notre Dame Booth for NBC Sports

NBCUniversal and the University of Notre Dame agreed to a four-year media rights extension said to be worth $200 million that will keep Notre...

‘Boomer & Gio’ Analyze Keith McPherson-Jimmy Traina X Exchange on Rickie Ricardo

"They have total agreement that Rickie Ricardo should be the English voice of the Yankees."

Gregg Giannotti: If Brendan Burke Wants to Replace John Sterling, “You Got It”

"He's as good as anyone in the business right now."

Matt Vasgersian To Call First MLB Sunday Leadoff Game of Season

"Matt Vasgersian will also call Peacock’s broadcast of the Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, May 7th as part of the MLB Sunday Leadoff package."

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.

John Sterling Plans To Return To Yankees Radio Booth Next Season

“I don’t know how many games I’ll do. Maybe I’ll do all of them."

Brendan Burke On Yankees Radio Rumors: At This Point, I’m A ‘Hockey Guy’

The 38-year-old has seen his hockey profile grow, with national assignments from TNT added to his schedule. Burke worked 12 games on the Yankees Radio Network as one of several fill-in announcers as Sterling took extra time off during the season.

Brendan Burke Always Knew He Could Come Back To Baseball

“I always thought I would be a baseball broadcaster,” said Burke. “That was always the idea when I was a kid just because that’s what I was around."

There Is Only One Way to Fill-In For John Sterling: Be Yourself

With Sterling out of the booth for those games, opportunities to fill-in will present themselves to a few broadcasters. The opportunity is awesome, but so is the task of ‘sitting in’ for a legendary play-by-play announcer.

WFAN Announces Sweeny Murti & Brendan Burke To Fill-In for John Sterling

"You guys need to understand, this is my great white buffalo, if you will. This is where I got the spark for being a broadcaster."

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Salem Media’s Allen Power Reflects on 50-Year Radio Career Before Retirement

"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."

How Freezing Cold Takes Turned Sports’ Worst Predictions Into An Entertainment Phenomenon

"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."

When Artists Die: Streaming Data Tells the Story

"The genuine shock of losing someone whose voice shaped your entire life. That can't be planned. That's real."