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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."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Christopher ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Making the Most of His Resurgence with the Help of ESPN

Far from a close-minded fuddy-duddy. He is an open-minded observer of sports, one of the greatest of all time.

Steak Shapiro: Pat McAfee ‘Blew Up the Way We Get Our Sports Conversation’

"Whether you hate them or love them you know them and you have an opinion about them. That's a dream come true for a network."

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo: Pat McAfee is ‘Too Sensitive’

"Let it go, you're making $85 million dollars or whatever you're making. You can't get that wrapped up when somebody writes something that's not so much in your corner, you can't come out swinging and bury everybody."

Chris Russo: New SiriusXM App ‘Becoming a Major Problem’

"It's amazing they put this kind of product out there to get this kind of abuse."

Chris Russo: I’ll Wally Pipp Stephen A. Smith on First Take if He Isn’t Careful

“This seat is finally occupied by a guy who can do a professional television talk show. And his name ain’t Stephen A.“

Chris Russo: Charles Woodson Has No Credibility

"No more Michigan announcers on television shows defending Michigan’s program.”

Christopher Russo Called Out in Epic Joey Votto Rant on High Heat

"Not everyone can be the next Roger Peckinpaugh, Mad Dog. You should be ashamed of yourself – you’re a disgrace!"

Chris Russo Blasts ESPN For Talking About Damian Lillard ‘Every Five Minutes’

“I don’t want to read another story; another podcast – listen to another GM or another ESPN reporter breaking down where Lillard’s going to play next year. Move on!”

Sean McManus: CBS Sports Didn’t Have ‘Intervention’ With Tony Romo

"The thought that there is some kind of story behind the fact that I sat down with Tony to talk about how he can get better is just inaccurate."

Molly Qerim: Stephen A. Smith and I Have Never Had a Mike and the Mad Dog-Style Fight

"We're definitely annoyed at each other for times. There were times when we were very, very annoyed."

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."