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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."

Barstool Sports Podcaster Cody “Beef” Franke Passes Away From ‘Sudden Medical Issue’

"Barstool lost a member of our family this weekend. Just tragic news. You will never find a nicer more genuine person than Beef"

Dave Portnoy Set To Unveil Book About Barstool Sports Entitled ‘Cancel Me if You Can’

"Sometimes life is actually stranger than fiction"

Ryen Russillo Doesn’t Expect Much Change With Podcast in Move to Barstool Sports

"I've been doing this a long time. I don't know. If anything, it'd be exhausting to try to be somebody different"

Dave Portnoy Believes ‘Wake up Barstool’ Viewership Figures Potentially “Not Accurate”

"I’m not saying that’s not what was reported, but it’s just so minuscule, they’re not accurate because how many people have the tracking device, like, in their houses"

Ryen Russillo: Spotify Feed of Podcast Not Coming With Me to Barstool Sports

"Dave [Portnoy] and I talked for five minutes. I wanted a partnership at this stage of my career. He was like, no problem. So here we go, off and running"

‘Wake Up Barstool’ Delivers Solid Sports Talk for a New Generation

"If you want straight-up, bare-bones, all-in sports chat, get your coffee, your donut, and settle in on your couch or your office chair at 8:00 AM EST for Wake Up Barstool"

Jason Whitlock: Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy Doesn’t Work on Mainstream TV

"The analogy I use: the internet prefers pornography. Mainstream television prefers R-rated content"

Eric Shanks Credits Barstool Sports as “The Voice of the Fan” in FOX Sports Partnership

"College sports is all about rivalries and fandoms, and there are no better rivalries than in college sports. We think Barstool is the perfect partner for us"

Dave Portnoy Calls Early ‘Wake Up Barstool’ Viewership on FS1 “Awful”

"I don’t know what they were before. It wasn’t like we had some gigantic promo. We just kind of did it"

What Barstool Sports’ Anniversary Should Teach Sports Radio Talent

"The message for sports radio talent is urgent: adapt or risk obsolescence. Use the tools available. Promote and amplify your message. Get social. Your niche doesn’t live on your timeline—it lives on your audience’s"

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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."