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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

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"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

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“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

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"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

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"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Shannon Sharpe Adds New Podcast to Shay Shay Media With Joe Haden, James Harrison

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"We’re bringing fans into the locker room, into our lives and into the game in a way they’ve never experienced"

Skip Bayless Is the Blueprint for Adapting To Change in Sports Media

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"Despite already being one of the most recognizable figures in sports media, he’s never stopped trying new things or finding new ways to connect with his audience"

Skip Bayless Announces New Football Program Alongside Gilbert Arenas, Aqib Talib and Jay Gruden

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"I’m telling you, the God’s truth, I’m more on fire for this than I have ever been"

ESPN Signs Multi-Year Deal With Cam Newton for Expanded Role on ‘First Take’

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"I am excited to be back with the First Take team and share my voice on all things sports"

Stephen A. Smith Denies Notion That NFL Stake in ESPN Will Affect Content

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"They can try, but who the hell owns the other 90%"

ESPN Extends Contract With NFL Analyst Alex Smith

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"His expertise as a quarterback, combined with his storytelling ability, enhances every broadcast he’s part of, whether it’s a pregame show or a feature segment"

Stephen A. Smith Continues To Blur the Line With LeBron James

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"Smith is, without question, one of the most influential voices in sports media. He’s also one of its greatest entertainers. But his ongoing feud with James is more theater than journalism"

Stephen A. Smith Calls New Arrangement With SiriusXM a “Partnership”

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"It’s one thing to just get the dollars and it’s another thing to share in the profits"

Skip Bayless: Stephen A. Smith Struggled Early With Twitter on ‘First Take’

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"In the early days of Twitter—and I don’t know if he still does it—he would just, in the breaks, read his phone"

How ESPN Built a Case Study To Become a Sports Amazon

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"ESPN has never had more reach. More power. More control. But if you’re looking for true variety in voices, tone, or perspective, that might be harder to find"
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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

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“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

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"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

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"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

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This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”