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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."

What ESPN Gets Wrong During NHL Coverage

ESPN hopped back into the NHL world in 2021, to much fanfare. But The Worldwide Leader hasn't yet perfected its game broadcasts.

Dan Patrick: “Howie Schwab Was Sports Google Before Sports Google”

"He's the smartest guy that I ever met when it comes to sports knowledge, trivia, information."

Dan Le Batard: NBA Broadcast Studio Shows ‘Exist to Get to the Next Batch of Commercials’

"You’re there giving 90 seconds of analysis and getting out. It seems like a waste of time."

Howie Schwab, Longtime ESPN Researcher and Feature of ‘Stump the Schwab’, Dies

Many former ESPN colleagues, and those in the sports media at large, paid homage to Schwab's memory after the announcement of his passing.

Report: ESPN Seems Likely to Renew NFL Draft Media Rights

ESPN has been broadcasting the NFL Draft since 1980.

Malika Andrews: “Giants Have Sat in this Seat Before Me”

"I've always had a deep appreciation for that."

ESPN Averages 3.25 Million Viewers for NBA Play-In Tournament Doubleheader

The matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat is the most-watched Eastern Conference Play-In game of all time.

Report: No New NBA Media Rights Deal Expected Within Exclusive Negotiating Window

“Starting next week, the NBA will have the ability to engage in negotiations with other companies interested in the media rights package.”

David Roberts of ESPN: ‘The More Versatile You Are, The More Valuable You Are’

"The last thing we want is talent that’s all the same, which amounts to nothing more than elevator music."

Woody Paige Inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame

“They must have run out of qualified people after the first four honorable and most worthy inductees were chosen for the 2024 class of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame."

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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.”