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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.

Anatomy of a Broadcaster – Boog Sciambi

"While Sciambi excels at every sport he does, I think his voice best lends itself to baseball."

Chris Russo Roasts Stephen A. Smith For Short Stephen Colbert Segment

"It can't be worth it, Steve, to travel 12 hours for two and a half minutes and then blow up this show."

Eli Manning Wants to Stay ‘Pretty True To What the Original Plan Was’ For ManningCast

“We wanted to make it feel like what it’s like to sit on the couch with Peyton and I and watch a football game. That’s still the idea."

NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Sees Record-Breaking Audience

ESPN claims the broadcast is the most-watched college sporting event in the history of the ESPN+ streaming service.

Endeavor Unlikely To Land Joint Media Rights Deal for WWE & UFC

"The expiration of the current media rights deals for both companies are too far apart."

NCAA President: ‘Going to Work Really Hard’ on TV Deal For Women’s Tournament

"The program, I think, is at exactly the right time peaking here because the contract is up."

Jay Bilas Is Continually Compelled By College Basketball

Studying to attain a law degree is an intensive task that requires commitment and dedication, along with having an erudite understanding of different types...

Matt Spiegel: Why Does Roger Clemens on TV Not Bother Us Like ARod Does?

"I feel like there's something a lot more honest about him as a cheater than there is about A-Rod as a cheater."

ESPN Not Reimbursing Talent That Purchase Twitter Verification

"As for the company accounts we, along with several other companies, continue to be in a beta test for 'Verified Organizations.'"

Dan Le Batard: ‘I Wanted Domonique Foxworth to be Meadowlark Media’s COO’

"I wanted Domonique to be our COO. And he told me that he would not be."

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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."