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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."

Frank Frangie Exudes Jacksonville’s Enthusiasm for the Jaguars on 1010 XL

“You want to be very enthusiastic but that enthusiasm shouldn’t spill over in a way that it takes away from the accuracy and the crispness of the broadcast.”

Ryan Haney Knows College Football Is The Fabric of JOX 94.5

“When you have like-minded people that understand that and they love the town, they love the sport, and they love the community they’re in, it makes it real easy at times."

‘Prop Queen’ Ariel Epstein Continues Growing Sports Media Empire

“It’s just been such a pleasure [over] the last couple of weeks to really be part of something that’s growing and also knowing that everybody who’s in the building is coming from very established backgrounds."

Bruce Beck Still Wants to Outwork His Competition

“I certainly wasn’t more talented but I just believed you could build relationships and you could outwork people."

Noah Eagle Brings a Hardcore Attitude Everywhere

"It wasn’t necessarily the glitz and glamor. It was the relationships; it was the preparation; it was the craft.”

Ryan Ruocco Has Sports in His DNA

“I think the key to doing a national game is not sounding like you’re parachuting in. You need to sound like you have your finger on the pulse of what’s been happening."

Scott Shapiro Sees Bright Multiplatform Future for FOX Sports Radio

"We want people who do their homework, who come on the air, tell great stories, make the audience think and react and really make people smarter while entertaining them.”

Kyle Bailey Is Ready For The Challenge In Every Opportunity

“My parents told me early, ‘If you want to do this, do it, but you’ve got to go at it [with] full force; you can’t be lazy; you’ve got to take every opportunity that comes.'"

Jay Glazer Created An Unbreakable Mindset

I’ve never felt worthy of praise or part of my mental health issues tells me I’m not worth being loved. I don’t know how to love myself from the inside out."

Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2022

“You look at the names that are in ahead of you and you think, ‘What am I doing on this list? Somebody made a mistake.’”

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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."