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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."

David Samson: Pat McAfee Will “Toe The Line” More With Reported ESPN Extension Dollar Figure

"That is not an indictment of Pat [McAfee]. It's not an indictment of Disney. It's the reality of the relationship that exists between the people who pay and the people who get paid."

David Samson on Stephen A. Smith’s Comments to Mike Trout: “How Dare You”

"I’m tired of Stephen A. Smith and the gas baggery."

David Samson Explains Why He Avoided Discussing Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Photos

"If you think that self-dealing doesn’t go on and relationships don’t exist both sexual and not sexual in nature… you’re just naive."

David Samson: Scott Boras Media Appearances Do Nothing for MLB Labor Discussions

"When Scott Boris wants to talk to you about salary caps and salary floors and labor. He doesn't know the first thing about it, and what he's saying makes no sense inside the room where deals happen."

Can ‘The Dan Le Batard Show’ Relationship With Stugotz Be Revived?

"One of sports media’s great partnerships did not end with a bang. It faded into uncertainty. Until someone finally tells the full story, that uncertainty is all the audience has left"

David Samson is Navigating ‘Nothing Personal’ Through His Own Personal Struggle

"I miss the daily routine of the show. I feel like I’m letting down the audience, DraftKings, and Meadowlark Media. At the end of the day, the world I’m in now with my daughter is the opposite of routine."

David Samson on Charles Barkley’s NFL Critique Over Christmas Games: “You Don’t Do That”

"Charles Barkley did something I like to call pissing against the wind. There’s a very good lesson that little boys learn: you don’t do that."

David Samson on Potential Jordon Hudson Lawsuit Against Pablo Torre: “Bring It”

"The fact of the matter is, Ms. Hudson, it's over, literally"

Former ESPN President John Skipper: Disney “Can’t Give In” On Rate To YouTube TV

"I never liked negotiating in the press, but that might be what they’re doing…Disney has to figure out a way to get them something that doesn’t trip MFNs that is not essentially unfair"

David Samson Says a Costume Change Could Change Perception of Michael Jordan Appearances on NBC Sports

"Christ, I change my blazer when we’re doing something on a different day to make people think that it’s different. I think it’s funny"

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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."