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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."

ESPN Streaming First Season Of Rock League, Curling’s First Professional League

"Coming off the 2026 Winter Olympics, the timing couldn’t be better for the launch of the sport’s first professional league. ESPN+ allows Rock League to grow its audience in America while delivering an optimal viewing experience."

ESPN Delivers Most-Watched Men’s College Basketball Season in Over a Decade

"Games carried on ESPN averaged 1.1 million viewers across 127 telecasts during the season, representing a 12% increase year-over-year and the network’s most-watched slate of regular-season games since the 2018-19 season"

ESPN Announces Multi-Year Extension With the Southern Conference

"This agreement ensures the accomplishments of SoCon student-athletes and member institutions continue reaching audiences across our platforms."

What ESPN Gets Wrong — and Almost Gets Right — With Streaming Ads

There was some improvement, but three advertisers were allowed to pummel me with frequencies beyond what any normal viewer should endure.

Dana White Didn’t Expect Paramount To Be in the Top Three To Bid for UFC Media Rights

"If you were to ask me six months before our rights were up, give me your top three places you think you're gonna land. Paramount would not have been in the top three."

ESPN Adds Talaya Gaines as VP of Talent Relations and Development

"We have the deepest roster in sports media, and the addition of Talaya to our team will super-serve this exceptional group while strategically positioning them to thrive."

Will Sports Fans Take a Stand as the ESPN, YouTube TV Dispute Continues

"Will we ever truly say enough is enough? Or will we keep refreshing the app, muttering under our breath, waiting for the next billion-dollar pout-fest to take the games away?"

How ESPN’s ‘Frozen Frenzy’ Expands on What ESPN Can Do With a ‘Redzone’ Model

"With interviews, insight, and information, Frozen Frenzy is a joyful and jovial Zamboni ride around the NHL"

ESPN Extends Media Rights Deal With the Big South Conference

"The extension means the relationship, which began in 1991, will be in place when the conference and network celebrate 40 years together"

Crowd React Media ‘State of Sports Report’: Six in Ten Sports Fans Consume Sports-Related Content Daily

"In 2025, one story stands out above all others: sports audiences continue to defy the broader trends shaping the media landscape"

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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."