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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."

Shannon Sharpe: Skip Bayless and I ‘Barely Talked’

"It was really like a heavyweight fight."

Molly Qerim Welcomes Celebrities, Stephen A. Smith’s Sister to Roast First Pitch Attempt

"Hey Carmen, aren’t you happy you didn’t go now because that would have been embarrassing?"

Bill Parcells Shaped The Media By Giving Them Hell

"Parcells doesn't belong in a studio chatting with a quarterback. He belongs in a temper tantrum screaming at a sportswriter."

Dan Le Batard: Chris Russo is a ‘Caricature of a Sports Media Personality’

"He’s had a rejuvenation – a radiant rejuvenation."

Steak Shapiro: Chris Russo’s Gummy Comment an ‘All-Time TV Moment’

“I'm going to tell you, jaws dropped, folks high-fived me and you're just like, 'did that just happen?'”

Stephen A. Smith: ‘People Don’t Care’ About Baseball Talk

"Tell the baseball community to shut the hell up."

Sports Media Reacts to Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Taking THC Gummies & Watching College Football

Over on First Take on Wednesday, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo turned some heads when he was given the floor by Molly Qerim to talk...

Marcellus Wiley has ‘No Love & No Respect’ for Stephen A. Smith’s Ethics

"I love the truth more than any of these fools, and the truth is, you cannot attack Max's credentials.”

Marcus Spears Loses It As ‘Mad Dog’ Lists Weekend Plans with Bookie and Gummies

Many devoted college football fans make a habit of watching multiple games across networks throughout the season, along with the pregame shows and other...

Pat McAfee Has Heard From Jimmy Pitaro, to Meet with Bob Iger Over Swearing on ESPN

"You know I dropped two F-bombs on ESPN over the last six days."

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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...