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iHeartMedia Flips Mobile’s Sports Talk 99.5 to CHR Kiss 99.5

"A big moment for radio in Mobile."

2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit Presented by Point to Point Marketing Day 1 Recap

Barrett Media President Jason Barrett opened the show by welcoming attendees to SVA Theater in New York.

NBC Sports Networks Reportedly Likely Next In Line To Exit Current RSN Model

"As this landscape changes, it’s important to find ways to deliver the product in the way people are consuming the game these days. So it’s a challenge. … I think we’re all optimistic that we can get to a good place."

60 Minutes Producer Henry Schuster Exits

"I have been thinking about leaving for a while now, and when the opportunity presented itself in February, I took it."

Mark Simone: No One in Their Right Mind Would Want to be CEO of CNN

"You would have to clean out a rat's nest of dirty corruption within CNN."

As Media Changes, Bob Costas Hopes Standards Remain

“Some people are cynics, and they confuse cynicism alone with insight. That’s not me.”

Keith Olbermann: Chris Licht Was Doomed From The Beginning

"There is no middle. There's no real middle in cable television news and there is no pretend middle. Nobody wants to watch that."

Nick Kayal: ‘CNN is Done’ After Chris Licht Ouster

"They are never getting out of third place, or last place, if that's how you want to look at it."

CNN PR Executives Ousted Amid Fallout of The Atlantic Exposé

The announcement that Dornic and Coratti Kelly are leaving the organization comes just hours after it was revealed that Licht would no longer be leading the organization.

News Media Reacts to Chris Licht Departure From CNN

Many in the news media reacted to the story. Some with excitement, some with shock, and others with a sense that the situation was inevitable.

Chris Licht Out As CNN CEO

Licht's departure comes on the heels of what has been described as a "disastrous" profile by The Atlantic's Tim Alberta.

Megyn Kelly: Jeff Zucker Ruined CNN, Chris Licht Is Just Struggling to Fix It

"None of it works. It's a recipe for disaster, and the ratings are showing it."

CNN CEO Chris Licht Has ‘Lost The Room’, Report Claims

"In the eyes of so many at CNN, there isn't anything Licht can do at this point to win over their support. They've hit the wall with him."

Joe Scarborough: ‘CNN is a Really Hard Place to Run’

"(Jeff) Zucker is the best of 'em, and I think in time, I think Chris (Licht) will be proven to be the best of 'em, too."

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2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit Presented by Point to Point Marketing Day 1 Recap

Barrett Media President Jason Barrett opened the show by welcoming attendees to SVA Theater in New York.

NBC Sports Networks Reportedly Likely Next In Line To Exit Current RSN Model

"As this landscape changes, it’s important to find ways to deliver the product in the way people are consuming the game these days. So it’s a challenge. … I think we’re all optimistic that we can get to a good place."

60 Minutes Producer Henry Schuster Exits

"I have been thinking about leaving for a while now, and when the opportunity presented itself in February, I took it."

The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."