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Meet The Leaders: Dan Granger, CEO, Oxford Road

"The North Star is to honor the relationship between audience and creator. If we’re going to tap into that commercially, we need to respect that foundation and not cheapen it just to try to push stuff out in a more efficient way, or to substitute."

The Industry According to: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"The industry may be past its prime, along with other legacy media like print, over-the-air TV and cable. But it's not on death row either."

Richie Incognito Is Building His Own Lane in Football Media

"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."

Why Tony Katz Isn’t Putting All His Eggs in the YouTube Basket

"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."

Ed Christian, Saga Communications Founder, CEO Dies

Christian founded the company in 1986 and oversaw its growth to holding 79 FM stations and 35 AM stations in 27 markets.

How to Sell Sports Radio During Layoffs

The employees laid off pay the ultimate price, but the salespeople who are charged with representing these companies have a tough job.

Big Ten Finalizes Largest Media Rights Deal in College Sports History

The conference will earn more than $8 billion over a seven-year deal with CBS, Fox, and NBC. It will generate $1.1 billion per year. Its previous deal with Fox and ESPN garnered the conference $440 million annually.

Penn National To Acquire Barstool Sports In Full

"Bloomberg reports that the two step process will be completed by February."

Sports Talkers Podcast: Carl Dukes, 92.9 The Game

Carl Dukes went from DJing clubs to holding every job there is in a radio building. Now he is dominating 92.9 The Game in...

Anatomy of a Broadcaster: Kevin Burkhardt

He is always upbeat, but never over the top. No screaming, but his energy remains consistent and smooth throughout a broadcast.

1250-AM The Fan in Milwaukee Reportedly Cancels Local Programming

The station is streaming CBS Sports and has removed the local daily lineup from the 1250 AM The Fan website.

Jason Barrett Podcast: Michael McCarthy, Front Office Sports

If it is happening in sports media, Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports knows about it and has thoughts to share. He and JB...

Jody McDonald, 35 Years In, Is Still Talking Sports

“Because of my father being in professional baseball, that drove me. I knew I wanted to get into sports in some way shape or form.”

Does NBC Have A College Football Announcer Problem?

ESPN unveiled their 26 (!) college football announcing crews late last week, and I got to their 8th best crew before I started to wonder if NBC would put together something better than that.

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The Industry According to: Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media

"The industry may be past its prime, along with other legacy media like print, over-the-air TV and cable. But it's not on death row either."

Richie Incognito Is Building His Own Lane in Football Media

"With football, we wanted to ride the roller coaster and let football lead the way. Let the film lead the way. We're not coming up with crazy hot takes. What we will give is informed opinion on where your team is and can get better."

Why Tony Katz Isn’t Putting All His Eggs in the YouTube Basket

"If you ask me, am I recreating my financial future with this? The answer is no. If you ask me, is it clear that I'm reaching people who I wasn't reaching before because I have more content out there? The answer is yes."

Is Sports Media’s Dallas Cowboys Obsession Finally Starting To Backfire

"When talent starts publicly pushing back against the direction, narrative and formula that executives have relied on for years, perhaps it's time for those executives to listen."