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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."

ESPN Could Overhaul Monday Night Football Broadcast

ESPN wants Peyton Manning and is open to making wholesale changes in the Monday Night Football booth according to Andrew Marchand of the New...

UConn and WTIC to End Longtime Partnership

A relationship which has spanned 26 years is coming to an end. News/Talk 1080 WTIC-AM and the University of Connecticut are parting ways, opening...

Ryan Maguire Leaving WQAM for KIRO-FM

Change is inevitable if you work in the radio business. For Ryan Maguire, it's something he's comfortable with and seems to thrive on. After programming...

The Emotional Roller Coaster

“What’s the hardest part of the job?” That question was posed to me last week by someone who’d never been in the industry. My answer...

KNBR Drops Patrick Connor Following Barstool Commentary

Patrick Connor's time at KNBR has expired. "PCon" as he was known to San Francisco radio listeners has been let go after making uncomfortable...

The Chicago White Sox Are Moving to WGN Radio

The Chicago White Sox are moving to WGN according to All Access. After their rights agreement with Cumulus Media's WLS became null and void...

102.5 The Game Extends Nashville Predators Agreement

ESPN 102.5 The Game has inked a new three-year extension through the 2020-2021 season with the Nashville Predators. The agreement solidifies The Game's position...

Christian Fauria Suspended 5 Days by WEEI

On Friday, WEEI suspended midday host Christian Fauria for five days after he attempted an on-air impersonation of Tom Brady’s agent Don Yee. The...

Observations of the BSM 2017 Top 20

Six days of BSM 2017 Top 20 lists are in the books and I'm thrilled to have it in my rear view mirror. The...

You Are What Your Record Says You Are

“Media sales – one of the hardest things in the world to hire for, one of the easiest thing in the world to fire...

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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.