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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."

How ESPN Radio’s ‘Unsportsmanlike’ Breaks Through Stereotypes Of Syndication

Columns John Molori John Molori -
"Like a good team, they combine their individual perceptions and create a seamless mix of styles. The word I use to describe Unsportsmanlike is balance."

March Madness Was One Shining Moment Despite Issues With the Sport

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"Watching these driven players go all out, fighting for loose balls, and just plain hustling was quite scintillating. That, despite any outside changes, is the true purity of the game"

Peter Schrager: My Time At NFL Network Just Ran Its Course

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“There were multiple companies that we were talking with, because my contract was up, and ESPN seemed like the perfect place."

There Are Better Presidential Sports Media Options Than Stephen A. Smith

Columns John Mamola John Mamola -
"Is there a needle in the sports media haystack that could find a way to win over the American populace and lead our country to greater days ahead?

Elle Duncan is Showcasing Fandom in the Spotlight at ESPN

Features Derek Futterman Derek Futterman -
"We are really unique in that our audiences are young, they’re consuming on different platforms and the investment from a company like ESPN, which has been around for 20 years investing in this space, is paying those dividends now."

ESPN Michael Wilbon: Expansive Coverage of Bronny James Was Disgraceful

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“I found it less than the professional-level standard that I became accustomed to personally at Northwestern, at The Washington Post. Just talking about Bronny James, for what?”

Outkick Host Dan Dakich Defends LeBron James Confronting Stephen A. Smith

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"I see him, I confront him. That is the opposite of cowardly."

Skip Bayless: LeBron James Ambushed Stephen A. Smith

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“This was just a delusional, irrationally, insanely proud pop, telling off Stephen A. Smith, knowing this debate was rigged. Frankly, that was pretty cowardly.”

ESPN Is a WWE Promo With No Punch

Columns Demetri Ravanos Demetri Ravanos -
“Unless Disney makes some serious changes to their employee handbook, I don’t think Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James are actually throwing hands.”

Barrett Media Adds New Contributors to Strengthen Music Radio and News Television Coverage

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"Growing brands requires constant adjustments, and to make sure we continue making progress, I'm tweaking our strategy, and adding some firepower to our music radio and news television coverage."
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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.”