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Meet The Leaders: Dan Granger, CEO, Oxford Road

"The North Star is to honor the relationship between audience and creator. If we’re going to tap into that commercially, we need to respect that foundation and not cheapen it just to try to push stuff out in a more efficient way, or to substitute."

The Industry According to: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"The industry may be past its prime, along with other legacy media like print, over-the-air TV and cable. But it's not on death row either."

Richie Incognito Is Building His Own Lane in Football Media

"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."

Why Tony Katz Isn’t Putting All His Eggs in the YouTube Basket

"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."

Radio Has Forgotten Its Most Important Metric

"The audience is telling you exactly why they’re tuning out, are you listening?"

Cumulus Media: ‘Certain Stations No Longer the Right Strategic Fit’ As Company Ends Several AM Signals

"We have made the decision to suspend operations at these stations — an adjustment that impacts very few individuals — while we evaluate the best path forward."

Cumulus Shuts Down Sports Radio 1560 on Florida’s Space Coast

“I don’t know the future of what might happen to the WLZR Radio Signal moving forward, but I do know this—I got the pleasure of living my dream of hosting my own Sports Talk Radio Show over the last decade on WLZR,”

Is Radio ‘Dead’ or ‘Dying?’

"I don’t know if the radio business is dying or not, but I know the current reality suggests we’re closer to the former than the latter."

Cumulus Media Posts 2.1% Revenue Decline in 2024

Overall, Cumulus reported a net loss of $283.3 million during the year.

Tom Tolbert “Knew Something Was Going On” Day Of KNBR Cuts

“I went, ‘We’re probably screwed.’ And, oh God, he’s wearing a collared shirt too? Oh man, we’re toast.”

U.S. Soccer, Westwood One Agree to English-Language Audio Rights Deal

"We look forward to amplifying the excitement of U.S. Soccer across our network for many years to come."

Tim ‘Monty’ Montemayor Went All-In on YouTube, and Wants to Help Others Benefit From What He Learned

"I get so much more out of helping people and giving back," he said. "I spent so much of my radio career not understanding the value of relationships."

Talk Show Host-Listener Relationship Shines Brightest During Holiday Season

It's not always about what might get you the points in that moment. It's sometimes about the bigger picture that can win you the game, not necessarily what puts you in the lead in the second quarter.

Should Radio Be More Optimistic?

Who out there in radio is doing something new and different and can point to some success?

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The Industry According to: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"The industry may be past its prime, along with other legacy media like print, over-the-air TV and cable. But it's not on death row either."

Richie Incognito Is Building His Own Lane in Football Media

"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."

Why Tony Katz Isn’t Putting All His Eggs in the YouTube Basket

"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."

Is Sports Media’s Dallas Cowboys Obsession Finally Starting To Backfire

"When talent starts publicly pushing back against the direction, narrative and formula that executives have relied on for years, perhaps it's time for those executives to listen."