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Why Profanity Standards Are Due for Change in Sports Broadcasting

"The media landscape, audience, and definition of what is considered offensive or profane has changed. Yet broadcast radio and television remain bound by standards created for a media environment that no longer exists."

Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

How Joe Giglio Took Philadelphia Sports’ Best “What If” Questions From 94WIP Into His First Book

"There are 25 different ‘what if’ moments in the book. Five to seven immediately came to mind. Others I had to go back and think, ‘People aren’t thinking about this,’ but something happened along the way that would have changed a lot about Philadelphia sports."

Stephen A. Smith Issues A Warning To His “Critics”

"I think I’ve been too PC. I don’t believe I’ve told enough people to kiss my 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...

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Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

How Joe Giglio Took Philadelphia Sports’ Best “What If” Questions From 94WIP Into His First Book

"There are 25 different ‘what if’ moments in the book. Five to seven immediately came to mind. Others I had to go back and think, ‘People aren’t thinking about this,’ but something happened along the way that would have changed a lot about Philadelphia sports."

I’ve Been a Music Tourist for Years. I Just Didn’t Know What to Call It.

A couple of years ago, my family and I...