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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."

Michael Wilbon: This Isn’t Just About Stephen A. Smith, It’s About the Entire Industry

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"Our business is just s**t some days. It just is.”

Matt Barnes Wants To See More of This Side of LeBron James

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“Obviously, it was Stephen A. that caught it, but it was really at all of the media.”

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Weighs in on LeBron James, Stephen A. Smith Conflict

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“We're a particular sport in which that kind of debate seems to be part of the DNA of this league."

Stephen A. Smith: Is LeBron James ‘Butt Hurt’ Over My Comments?

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“I mean, my God, I’ve done everything but put diapers and a bib on this brother,”

Shannon Sharpe Pleads for Stephen A. Smith To Move On From LeBron James Discussion

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"As my grandma used to say, ‘Boy, stirring up old ish, it still smells.’"

Stephen A. Smith: LeBron James Is Lying To Everyone

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"It’s really easy to talk that talk like you got all the facts when I’m not there to respond. It’s another thing entirely if I’m there to refute all the bulls**t coming out of your mouth.”

Stephen A. Smith: ‘One of the Biggest Mistakes We Make as Talent is Classifying Ourselves and Our Performance’

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"We got to know what the bosses think. They don’t always go by just ratings, they don’t always go by just popularity."

ESPN Announces Extensive Coverage Plans Surrounding the NFL Draft

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"ESPN will deliver a total of 13 NFL Draft-related programs and 10 First Draft podcast episodes over the next month, all leading up to draft night in Green Bay on April 24"

‘First Take’: FOX Sports Broadcasters Should Have Been In Tokyo

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"They kept the broadcasters here, and everyone else was in Tokyo. That’s not the way to do it.”

The Savannah Bananas Are Proof of How Reinvention and a Fans First Approach Can Change the Game

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"If I gave you ten years to build a brand that would change the game and your industry and business, could you do it? How would you do it?"
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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.”