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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Meet The Market Managers: Joe Bell, Beasley Media Philadelphia

"I don't consider myself a sales guy. I have always considered myself a radio guy who could sell."

Progress Isn’t Supposed To Be a One Time Thing

"Everything we do should be under a microscope all the time."

Six New Contributors Join Barrett Media

"These latest additions will make our product better. Now the challenge is finding others to help us continue growing."

Maybe We’re The Prizes That Our Listeners Want To Win

"Next time you need a giveaway you can build a promotion around but don't have the budget to give away something of monumental value, consider looking inward."

How Can You Get a Checked Out Host To Check Back In?

"No boss likes firing their guys, and there are way more options for re-engaging a checked-out host than you may think."

Programming In Fear Is a Recipe For Failure

"The best programmers go to work focused on making an impact and thinking about what could go right not what could go wrong."

TV Needs To Present The NCAA Tournament The Way People Follow It

"It is time for CBS and Turner Sports to catch up to where the majority of the audience is. Take the studio shows to Vegas."

What Can Radio Learn From Gas Prices?

"It's not just where prices are. It is how they got there."

P2s: The Secret To Ratings Growth You Need To Embrace

"They like sports, but maybe don't love them. Maybe they do love sports, they just don't make it the center of their lives the way many of our P1s are known to do. All they want when they are in the car or at their desk is an escape."

Sports Radio Needs To Follow How Young People Follow Sports

"Why shouldn't we take a stars-first approach with local sports talk?"

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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”