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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."

ESPN’s First Take, GetUp and UnSportsmanLike Change New York City Studios

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"The space has the energy to match the bold conversations and big personalities our fans love."

What Did SiriusXM Do Wrong With Michelle Beadle?

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"What happens to you in business is not what matters—how you react does matter."

Gregg Giannotti: I’m Sure Molly Qerim is ‘Making Plenty of Money’ Hosting ESPN ‘First Take’

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"I feel bad for Molly because Russo then fires back."

Scott Van Pelt: ‘I’ll Bet Money That ‘First Take’ Hasn’t Done Segments’ on Indiana Pacers During Regular Season

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"I’ll bet money they haven’t, but that’s not knocking them because I know having done our show, we didn’t lead 'SportsCenter' with the Pacers like ever unless they were playing another star-laden team."

Fred Toucher: Stephen A. Smith ‘is on ESPN 23 Hours a Day Live’

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"Stephen A. Smith, to his credit, is very talented, and by that talent, he is on ESPN, as we’ve discussed, he’s in a green-screen prison."

ESPN Studio Shows Register Strong Friday Viewership After Day 1 of NFL Draft: Report

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The reported viewership success across the NFL Draft coverage and studio programs comes after ESPN registered its strongest first-quarter viewership since 2017.

Meet The Podcasters: Mike Foss, ESPN

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"Podcasts are a very intimate thing. It's an intimate one-to-one relationship with the listener. It makes sense to lean so heavily on the talent when you're marketing and presenting it.:

Shannon Sharpe Announces Temporary Leave From ESPN Programming

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“At this juncture, I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties.”

David Samson: Stephen A. Smith Was Very Measured in His Comments About Shannon Sharpe Lawsuit

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“You have a better chance to become President than monetizing your podcast if you're on the wrong side of an issue like this one,"

ESPN Analyst Stephen A. Smith Apologizes to Phoenix Suns Owner Mat Ishbia on First Take for Comparison to Donald Sterling

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“I thought I was making it clear I was talking about basketball. I certainly did not mean to compare him to a person that was thrown out of this league and has been widely recognized as a racist.”
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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.”