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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."

Has Stephen A. Smith Truly Grown His Influence?

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"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

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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”

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"[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

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"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

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"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”

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"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”

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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

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

The NBA Finals Silence Is Golden For Sports Fans

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"We all should be thankful that—if only for this NBA Finals—sports are back... to just being sports"

Stephen A. Smith: Tyrese Haliburton Should “Focus on the Damn Finals”

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"Focus on the damn finals. You ain't win it yet. You still got two to go"
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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.”