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ESPN Executive Peter McConville Departs After More Than Three Decades at the Network

"To my talented colleagues, thank you. The relationships and experiences will stay with me long after this chapter closes."

Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

WLS-AM 890 Program Director Stephanie Tichenor Exits

Tichenor departed the station after spending the past seven years working as Program Director.

Rock Radio Isn’t Dead — Q101’s James Kurdziel Has the Receipts to Prove It

"The worst thing that can happen is something gets so cool that it becomes too cool. And suddenly it's closed. That's your brand over at that point."

How Mark McGill Remains Relevant Through Radio’s Evolution at Sunny 101.5

"The secret to my success is more about what I do off the air. I love to prep, and I am proud of what we do on the air. I am especially proud of the relationships that I have built here with key community leaders."

Lisa Fielding Marks 20 Years At WBBM With A Career Built On Storytelling

"Being a good news anchor is to know the tone of the story that you're telling, and segue the right way. We can be reliable, but we also can be that warm blanket that you can tune into every day."

Women’s History Month: How WGN Radio VP/GM Mary Sandberg Boyle Carved Her Own Path to the Corner Office

"I just kept saying it out loud, to anyone that would hear it. Not in an annoying way. I'd mention it when it would come up. I put my hand up when there were opportunities."

Audacy Appoints Debbie Kenyon to Regional President of Central US Markets

"Her appointment supports our commitment to empower our teams and build on our unmatched presence in local markets and communities while fully leveraging our scale and reach."

How Jaybeau Jones Approaches Impacting Listeners Eight Seconds at a Time

"Your job for the audience in the car or at home blow drying their hair is to make it a little more fun between the songs. If you're talking between these songs, whether it's eight seconds or eighteen, it better be great."

Connoisseur Media Flips WSSR 96.7 To ‘The 9-6-7: Chicagoland’s Classic Pop’

"A format shift designed to reconnect listeners with the defining pop hits of the late 20th and early 21st centuries while positioning the station squarely within a growing lane of nostalgia-driven radio brands."

Lisa Dent Sets Return Date to WGN Radio Following Medical Absence

"I can't wait to get back behind the mic and do what I love most."

Former WBBM Newsradio, 1130 WISN Host Betty Sanders Dies

Sanders joined the station in 1972 alongside her husband, Bob.

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Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Ernie Johnson Explains The Timing Of His Inside the NBA Retirement Announcement

"I actually kind of got tired of people asking me if I was going to keep doing the show."