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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."

Stephen A. Smith Headlines ESPN Radio Lineup Changes

ESPN Radio has announced upcoming lineup changes which will go into effect January 2, 2018. The news confirms the departure of Bomani Jones and...

Mike and Mike’s Differences Helped Make Them Great

In 1998, I was just learning how the radio business worked. I was at a small station that powered down at night, making $200...

Chuck Sapienza To Program The Fan in Baltimore

Over the past few months 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore looked far and wide for a programmer to lead the station forward. As it...

Make More Presentations

"There isn't a sales problem in the world that can't be cured by more presentations! More presentations equals more sales! Period. Ask and I...

WIP Promotes Marks to Afternoons, Giglio to Evenings

SportsRadio 94WIP has announced that Jon Marks will begin co-hosting afternoons 2p-6p ET alongside Ike Reese starting Thursday, November 16th. Marks replaces Chris Carlin...

Barstool Gains 24/7 Radio Channel on SiriusXM

Just less than a year ago Barstool teamed up with SiriusXM for a national radio show, Barstool Radio aired daily from 12-2pm ET on channel...

BSM Podcast – Season 2 – Episode 13 – Mark Willard – XTRA Sports 1360

Episode 13 of Season 2 includes a fifty minute conversation with San Diego sports talk show host Mark Willard. The discussion focuses on Willard's...

Replacing Iconic Shows Is a Very Tall Order

"Replacing Francesa is a tall order. He's arguably the most successful sports radio host to ever work in New York City."

Eric Johnson To Lead 97.5 The Fanatic

After spending the past 19 years at New Jersey 101.5 FM, Eric Johnson is ready for a new challenge. The veteran programmer is getting...

The D Word

This week’s topic is digital. Or as some media sales reps call it “the D word.” I recently ran into someone I knew in media...

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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.