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Why Radio Talent Needs to Stop Playing It Safe

"The most demoralizing outcome is asking talent for creativity and then letting their ideas disappear into a corporate black hole."

Why Radio Personalities Must Share More Personal Stories

"It may start with a conversation with a co-host, but then do you bring in the listeners?"

Audacy’s Sports Talk Playbook Extends Beyond Frequencies Building for the Future

"FM is just one distribution point in a much larger ecosystem that includes streaming, podcasts, satellite and whatever comes next. The goal is no longer to own a frequency. It's to own every moment a sports fan wants to listen."

Why David Haugh Believes Journalism Is the Foundation of His Success at 104.3 the Score

"You want to crystalize the story as fast as possible. Cut through the fat. Don’t waste time when you’re on the air, just like you don’t waste space when you’re writing... The reporting background frames everything we do."

Paul Finebaum Shares Timetable on Decision To Leave ESPN for Alabama Senate Run

"I feel like I have to get to the end of the [college football] season before making a decision. If it costs me getting in, then I will find something else to let my mind wander on"

ESPN Adds Brian Windhorst to NBA Countdown

"Senior writer Brian Windhorst joins the program after signing a multi-year extension with the network"

Three Lessons ESPN Taught Other Networks for Their Upcoming Carriage Disputes

"Was there anything to learn from this dispute that ESPN and other sports networks can change their approach next time? Because there will be a next time"

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?"

Why MLB Cannot Consider Moving the World Series To Other Networks

"In a time when every sport is chasing the next billion-dollar deal, baseball should remember what truly built its value — consistency, familiarity, and trust"

Disney Reports 6% Entertainment Revenue Decline During 2025’s 3rd Quarter

Linear networks were largely affected by the lack of political advertising, which represented $40 million of its revenue during the prior year.

Former ESPN President John Skipper: Disney “Can’t Give In” On Rate To YouTube TV

"I never liked negotiating in the press, but that might be what they’re doing…Disney has to figure out a way to get them something that doesn’t trip MFNs that is not essentially unfair"

Disney CEO Bob Iger: YouTube TV Offer Is “Equal to or Better” Than What Other Large Distributors Have Already

"The deal we have proposed is equal to or better than what other large distributors have already agreed to. We are not trying to break any new ground"

Have Sports Media and Fans Forgotten What ESPN Is?

"Sports was meant to be the escape, and the programming direction of ESPN serves as exhibit A of that escape"

What Every Radio Programmer Should Know About Nielsen’s PPM Heavy Listeners

"When you see a number like 8,000 you know you’ve hit the jackpot."

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Why Radio Personalities Must Share More Personal Stories

"It may start with a conversation with a co-host, but then do you bring in the listeners?"

Audacy’s Sports Talk Playbook Extends Beyond Frequencies Building for the Future

"FM is just one distribution point in a much larger ecosystem that includes streaming, podcasts, satellite and whatever comes next. The goal is no longer to own a frequency. It's to own every moment a sports fan wants to listen."

Why David Haugh Believes Journalism Is the Foundation of His Success at 104.3 the Score

"You want to crystalize the story as fast as possible. Cut through the fat. Don’t waste time when you’re on the air, just like you don’t waste space when you’re writing... The reporting background frames everything we do."

Christine Williamson Is Becoming One of the Future Faces of ESPN’s SportsCenter

"Like it or not, change is a constant in big-time media, and ESPN will continue moving forward. Entertaining and energetic talents like Williamson are helping forge that new path."