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Is Netflix Preparing For A Sports Media Rights Shopping Spree?

"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."

Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Seattle Seahawks and Bonneville Extend Radio Deal

Bonneville Seattle and the Seattle Seahawks have announced a multi-year contract extension which keeps 710 ESPN Seattle and KIRO Radio 97.3 FM in place...

The 5 Questions Asked Most by Clients

One thing I hear many people say they love most about being in sports media sales is that no two days are ever alike....

Ryen Russillo to Exit ESPN Radio Weekday Lineup

The problems continue for ESPN, except this time it's the radio network that's been affected. One month after announcing lineup changes which would begin...

Taz and The Moose to Host Mornings on CBS Sports Radio

With Gregg Giannotti moving over to WFAN to co-host the morning show with Boomer Esiason, CBS Sports Radio is using the opportunity to create...

85 Guests Say Goodbye to Mike Francesa

Closing out a remarkable 30 year run at WFAN, Mike Francesa’s second to last show was a celebration of his industry creating radio career. Five and a...

Thank You Mike Francesa

Friday December 15, 2017 shall forever be remembered as the day when Mike Francesa uttered his final words on the airwaves of WFAN in...

A Christmas Poem

I am not a big fan of this time of year. I know I sound like a Scrooge, but everyone in sports media sales...

ESPN LA 710 Adds Sean Farnham To Afternoons

ESPN LA 710 is making a tweak to its afternoon show. Kelvin Washington is stepping out, and college basketball analyst Sean Farnham is stepping...

The Slippery Slope of Sexual Harassment

There are certain media stories you never want to be included in. One of them, which has become a national discussion and left numerous...

Bob McCown Signs Contract Extension with Sportsnet 590

Sportsnet 590 has announced that Bob McCown, Canada’s preeminent and most influential sports talk radio personality, has agreed to a multi-year contract extension to continue as...

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Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Why News/Talk Radio Stations Must Preserve Their History Before It Disappears

I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.