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Podcast Advertising Spending Jumps 23% in Q2, Magellan AI Finds

Insurance spending jumped 60% quarter-over-quarter, making it the fastest-growing industry tracked by Magellan AI.

Skip Mahaffey Exits Pillar Media Creative Director Role

"Mahaffey's departure triggers major format shifts"

Audacy Splits WLYF Midday Slot After Garton Departure

"Audacy is leveraging existing talent to manage talent departures—a cost-conscious strategy that signals confidence in internal development."

FCC Petition Could Transform Broadcasting onto Your Phone

Frank Copsidas and the LPTV Broadcasters Association filed a...

Dan Le Batard Defends Pablo Torre: ‘People Don’t Want Real Journalism Anymore’

"I think if it was somebody else reporting this, it wouldn’t be received the same way."

Dan Le Batard: Shannon Sharpe ‘is Not Likely to Ever Work at ESPN Again’

"Shannon Sharpe would like it to look like he has a chance to return. I don’t know that you can be Disney and allow any of what happened there."

Has Stephen A. Smith Truly Grown His Influence?

"To paraphrase Ron Swanson, he’s a tourist, vacationing in issues and debates to take pictures for his scrapbook or to make sure the people, who take the issues he parachutes into seriously, remember him"

ESPN Morning Programming Completes Move to 7 Hudson Square

The new facilities at 7 Hudson Square feature state-of-the-art production functionalities and upgraded technology that supports live programming across The Walt Disney Company.

Marcellus Wiley: Stephen A. Smith Will Take Presidential Run “Somewhere Else”

"[If] he gets on a debate trail. He’s going to manipulate that s**t. That's going to be ugly"

Stephen A. Smith Is America’s Media Obsession

"Boo him, cheer him, hate him, love him—Stephen A. Smith is the greatest entertainer in media today"

Stephen A. Smith Offers Apology and Crime Data Following Comments About Memphis

"It's moving in the right direction, but it's still recognized one of the worst cities in America"

Former ESPN Radio Host Jason Fitz: Stephen A. Smith “Walks, Talks, Lives, Eats, Breathes Stereotypes”

"Yesterday's toilet paper is more useful when it comes to having an actual opinion about Memphis than Stephen A. Smith’s"

Chris Vernon: Stephen A. Smith Comments About Memphis “Irresponsible”

During a discussion about the aftermath of the Memphis Grizzlies trading Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic, ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith provided a...

Nick Wright Questions Why Is There Gatekeeping on Who Can Talk NBA

"Bad basketball takes know no country, and good basketball takes know no country either"

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Skip Mahaffey Exits Pillar Media Creative Director Role

"Mahaffey's departure triggers major format shifts"

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"Audacy is leveraging existing talent to manage talent departures—a cost-conscious strategy that signals confidence in internal development."

FCC Petition Could Transform Broadcasting onto Your Phone

Frank Copsidas and the LPTV Broadcasters Association filed a...

100.7 The Bay Signs Off Tonight in Baltimore

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