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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Bomani Jones: Kendrick Perkins ‘Completely Shifted’ NBA MVP Discussion

“I want to send a brief shout out to my man Perk, a quote ‘formerly great, now disgraced philosopher.’ No one man should have all that power.”

3 of 4 NBA Play-In Games See Ratings Go Up

"The play-in tournament concludes on Friday with Bulls/Heat in the early game on TNT and Thunder/Timberwolves at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN."

Mike Greenberg: I’ll Memorize Information For 130 Players Before NFL Draft

"If at any point, you hear the commissioner say a name and all you hear me say is 'Mel?', you'll know that's a guy I didn't do."

ESPN VP: YouTube ‘Not Cannibalistic’ To Podcast Downloads

“I don’t think we could have predicted that it would work so linearly. But we’re happy that it did.”

Olympics, NFL 360 Lead Sports Emmy Nominations

"The 44th Sports Emmy Awards are on Monday, May 22 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York."

NBA in Stephen A’s World Returns For Playoffs

“When you watch Stephen take in an NBA game in a living room-like setting, his deep passion for the sport is evident."

Pablo Torre: ESPN Was Very Diplomatic About Me Joining Meadowlark Media

"As long as it became clear to me that they still wanted me to do that stuff and they had this evolving perspective...Diplomacy is really the answer.”

Mike Greenberg’s Got Your Number

"I have the best job of anybody I know, and I don’t have any intention of stopping any time soon.”

Mike Monaco Remains Grounded While His Star Rises

“There’s no substitute for the hard work component...Just bring a thirst and a great unparalleled work ethic to it.”

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20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Lynn Barstow: Alternative Radio Programming Legend

"The station does enjoy top of mind awareness from having that tentpole morning show. It gives us a connection to the audience that just being a music jukebox can't provide."